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

Pennay is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pennay? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 754,238th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 19,177,752 people. Pennay occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Pennay reside; 63 percent reside in Australasia and 63 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Pennay is most common in Australia, where it is held by 240 people, or 1 in 112,482. In Australia Pennay is most common in: New South Wales, where 75 percent live, Australian Capital Territory, where 10 percent live and Queensland, where 9 percent live. Barring Australia Pennay occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Pennay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pennay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pennay surname expanded 4,433 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pennay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pennay surname are 16.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.33% being registered to vote for 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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