Penner Surname

17,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Belize

Penner Surname Definition:

From the office of 'pinner' or pinder,' one who impounds stray cattle. George Pennyr was repledged to liberty of the burgh of Irvine, 1460 (Irvine, I, p. 27). John Penuyr (for Pennyr) was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1461 (NSCM., I, p. 17), and Johannes Pynnir and Robertus Pynnir were witnesses in the same burgh, 1466 (RAA.

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Penner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada13,9901:2,634317
United States7,7631:46,6915,675
Germany5,9741:13,4761,756
Russia1,1601:124,24414,748
Paraguay7871:9,195541
Mexico6631:187,2195,226
Brazil3071:697,31125,612
Kazakhstan2931:60,3507,480
Belize2381:1,494342
Israel1561:54,8577,107
Ukraine1281:355,64644,014
France1141:582,65577,962
Austria1131:75,35811,422
England811:687,87739,238
Argentina641:667,86646,303
Uruguay591:58,1656,298
Kyrgyzstan551:108,59412,887
Estonia461:28,7355,267
Switzerland391:210,58818,223
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
Belarus191:500,05646,922
Moldova141:254,38322,033
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Sweden101:984,67673,605
India101:76,706,538639,611
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
China31:455,773,85521,925
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5271:95,2929,737

Penner (32) may also be a first name.

Penner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the office of 'pinner' or pinder,' one who impounds stray cattle. George Pennyr was repledged to liberty of the burgh of Irvine, 1460 (Irvine, I, p. 27). John Penuyr (for Pennyr) was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1461 (NSCM., I, p. 17), and Johannes Pynnir and Robertus Pynnir were witnesses in the same burgh, 1466 (RAA., II, p. 151). See Pender.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) One Who Pens Animals [from Middle English pen(n, Old English penn, a pen, enclosure; with the agential suff. -er] John le Penner.—Subsidy-Roll (Soms.), A.D. 1327.

There is no evidence that this name ever denoted a maker of writing-pens.

Cp. Pinner.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the pen enclosure.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Penner Last Name Facts

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

Penner (Arabic: بينر, Russian: Пеннер) is more frequently found in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Penner click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 17,153rd most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 225,362 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Penner live; 69 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. Penner is also the 1,840,253rd most common first name in the world It is held by 32 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 13,990 people, or 1 in 2,634. In Canada Penner is primarily concentrated in: Manitoba, where 40 percent live, British Columbia, where 21 percent live and Alberta, where 17 percent live. Excluding Canada it occurs in 73 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Germany, where 18 percent live.

Penner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Penner has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,473 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Penner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Penner surname is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland, Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Penner last name are 23.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.07% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Penner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 53.31% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,050 per year; in United States they earn 5.74% more than the national average, earning $45,626 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $45,123 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pennier9284/
Pennert9237/
Puenner9214/
Pfenner928/
Pennere923/
Pennerd920/
Penne911,925/
Pnner910/
Penney8322,413/
Pinner834,890/
Pennie832,193/
Pennes83276/
Pienne83240/
Penneh83224/
Pennet83213/
Pünner8356/
Pennea8341/
Pönner8322/
Pennee833/
Penneu832/
Pengne832/
Puenne831/
Pennir830/
Pfenne830/
Pennei830/
Pennez830/
Pennerová804/
Pner803/
Pennerova802/
Pnne801/
Pennett77319/
Pengnet7774/
Penneys7739/
Pfänner7733/
Penness7732/
Pinnier7723/
Pinnert7718/
Pionner7710/
Pinnere779/
Pinneur776/
Pengnie772/
Pennets771/
Penniey771/
Pfennes771/
Pinnear771/
Pinneer771/
Pennieh771/
Pinnetr771/
Pynnert771/
Pingner770/
Pfnnier770/
Piennie770/
Pinnger770/
Penny7334,716/
Penna7326,044/
Pinne73563/
Penni73401/
Penné7356/
Pynne7333/
Pennè7322/
Penre739/
Pemne731/
Pinnerød7114/
Pennaysr711/
Pinney676,804/
Pennay67380/
Pinnet67144/
Pennis6744/
Pøhner6743/
Hppner6732/
Hpfner6728/
Høpner6728/
Pinnes6724/
Pengni6723/
Pinnie6722/
Pinneh6716/
Pne6714/
Pfnier6713/
Pennio6711/
Pionne6711/
Pennyy677/
Penniz677/
Pennaa675/
Pienna675/
Pinnerová674/
Pienny674/
Pennoi674/
Pinnär673/
Pingne672/
Peenna672/
Pennai671/
Pennip671/
Penniy671/
Pfenni671/
Phnney671/
Pinneu671/
Pemnje671/
Pennni671/
Pinned671/
Pinnee671/
Pnheer671/
Peenny670/
Pimner670/
Pinnea670/
Pinnir670/

Penner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penner in the Russian language
Пеннерpenner-
Penner in the Arabic language
بينرbynr-

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