Pennay Surname

754,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Pennay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pennay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2401:112,48212,520
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
England41:13,929,515290,718
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Pennay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pennay occurs in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pennay? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pennay is the 754,238th most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 19,177,752 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Pennay live; 63 percent live in Australasia and 63 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Pennay is most widespread in Australia, where it is carried by 240 people, or 1 in 112,482. In Australia Pennay is mostly found in: New South Wales, where 75 percent live, Australian Capital Territory, where 10 percent live and Queensland, where 9 percent live. Outside of Australia Pennay exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Pennay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pennay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pennay last name increased 4,433 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pennay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pennay last name are 16.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.33% registered with the political party.

Pennay earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.32% more than the national average, earning $50,621 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pennaya9217/
Penny9134,716/
Penna9126,044/
Penney8322,413/
Pennas83233/
Pennau8360/
Pennye8359/
Pennaz8358/
Pennap8355/
Pennea8341/
Pennah8341/
Pinnay8324/
Pennat8314/
Paenna8310/
Pengna839/
Pennyy837/
Pennaa835/
Pienna835/
Pennad834/
Pienny834/
Peenna832/
Pennai831/
Penniy831/
Peenny830/
Pnay8021/
Pnna806/
Penneys7739/
D'Penna777/
Paennoy775/
Pennapp774/
Pennatt773/
Pengnoy772/
Pennuja772/
Poennai771/
Pennyeh771/
Penniya771/
Penniey771/
Pennaia771/
Pennadd771/
Pennach771/
Pinna7335,236/
Penne731,925/
Penni73401/
Pinny73273/
Penné7356/
Pennè7322/
Pemna735/
Pnaya734/
Peñna733/
Penña731/
Pemny730/
Pennaiah71120/
Pennahio713/
Penner6732,337/
Pinney676,804/
Pennie672,193/
Pinnau67398/
Pennes67276/
Pennue67265/
Pienne67240/
Penneh67224/
Pennet67213/
Pinnoy67182/
Pinnai67128/
Pennou6759/
Pinnas6755/
Pennis6744/
Pna6743/
Pinnah6726/
Pennoe6724/
Pengni6723/
Pionna6719/
Pny6718/
Pinnaa6717/
Pennio6711/
Pinnat6710/
Pingna678/
Penniz677/
Pinniy675/
Pennoi674/
Pennee673/
Pinnga672/
Penneu672/
Pengne672/
Puinna671/
Puenne671/
Pennip671/
Pfenni671/
Pinnad671/
Pinnap671/
Phnney671/
Pennni671/
Pinnea670/
Pfenne670/
Pennei670/
Pennez670/

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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 Pennay
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