View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Penister Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Penister is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penister? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Penister is the 1,701,480^th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Penister reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Penister is also the 2,301,746^th most frequently held given name throughout the world It is held by 22 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 3,179,464. In The United States Penister is most numerous in: Arkansas, where 44 percent live, Georgia, where 14 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States Penister exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Penister Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Penister has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Penister last name expanded 2,280 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penister Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Penister surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the party.

Penister earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.2% less than the national average, earning $29,686 USD per year.