Penkwitz Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Penkwitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penkwitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Germany1071:752,38756,374
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Penkwitz Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Penkwitz Come From? nationality or country of origin

Penkwitz occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Penkwitz.

How Common Is The Last Name Penkwitz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,101,507th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Penkwitz are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Penkwitz is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 3,179,464. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 75 percent are found, Texas, where 6 percent are found and Florida, where 4 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 48 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Penkwitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Penkwitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Penkwitz last name expanded 11,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penkwitz Last Name Statistics demography

Penkwitz earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $46,292 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Penkwitz
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