Pennels Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Pennels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pennels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1931:280,71327,626
England591:944,37447,923
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Pennels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pennels occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pennels? popularity and diffusion

It is the 870,423rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,432,624 people. The surname Pennels occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Pennels live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Pennels is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 280,713. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 27 percent reside, Gauteng, where 21 percent reside and Western Cape, where 14 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Pennels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pennels has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Pennels surname rose 190 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pennels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pennels last name are 22.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.23% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pennels earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 2.17% less than the national average, earning R 232,488 per year; in United States they earn 9.21% more than the national average, earning $47,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.78% less than the national average, earning $28,430 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pennells931,031/
Pinnels860/
Pennils860/
Pinnells8067/
Pennills800/
Penles777/
Penglis71143/
Penless710/
Pinls671/
Pinglis572/
Pnlz551/

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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 Pennels
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