Penland Surname

90,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Palau

Penland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,1821:69,9468,124
France331:2,012,810168,616
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Belize71:50,7822,565
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
China21:683,660,78330,601
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Palau11:21,643223
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6521:77,0238,188

Penland (21) may also be a first name.

Penland Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penland occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penland? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 90,715th most commonly held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,379,694 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Penland reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Penland is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, held by 21 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 5,182 people, or 1 in 69,946. In The United States Penland is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 23 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and Georgia, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Penland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Penland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Penland surname increased 795 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Penland are 31.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.67% registered with the party.

The amount Penland earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.23% less than the national average, earning $39,599 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.16% less than the national average, earning $49,603 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pennland930/
Penlan924/
Penlain8612/
Penlann8610/
Pinland868/
Penlend868/
Penlaing8017/
Penglian805/
Penleang801/
Penlon7728/
Penlam770/
Penlong7117/
Pinlang711/
Pinglian673/
Penleing672/
Pinleang671/
Pinliang671/
Poehnlein635/
Pennillon631/
Pinlon6261/
Pinlam627/
Pimlan621/
Pinlong5745/
Pimlane571/
Pöhnlein5389/

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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
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  • 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 Penland
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