Penness Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Penness Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:2,422,52489,093
United States71:51,779,848968,877
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Penness Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penness occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penness? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,485,539th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. Penness occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Penness live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 2,422,524. In England it is most numerous in: Northamptonshire, where 57 percent reside, Buckinghamshire, where 22 percent reside and Cheshire, where 22 percent reside. Beside England this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and New Zealand, where 3 percent reside.

Penness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Penness has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Penness last name rose 767 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Penness Last Name Statistics demography

Penness earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.76% less than the national average, earning $36,781 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pennes92276/
Pennese86602/
Penneys8639/
Pennies864/
Pfennes861/
Pennets861/
Penne831,925/
Pness833/
Pennisse801/
Penniesh801/
Penner7732,337/
Penney7722,413/
Pennie772,193/
Pienne77240/
Penneh77224/
Pennet77213/
Pennis7744/
Pennea7741/
Pinnes7724/
Pennex7717/
Pennys773/
Pennee773/
Penneu772/
Pengne772/
Puenne771/
Pfenne770/
Pennei770/
Pennez770/
Pnes733/
Pnne731/
Pennett71319/
Pennise71269/
Pengnet7174/
Pennice7127/
Pinnies718/
Pfenner718/
Pennish715/
Pengnie712/
Pennece712/
Pennist712/
Pionnes711/
Penniey711/
Pennios711/
Pennieh711/
Penniez711/
Pennois711/
Piennie710/
Penny6734,716/
Penna6726,044/
Pinne67563/
Penni67401/
Penné6756/
Pynne6733/
Pennè6722/
Pnest673/
Penniche671/
Pemne671/
Pnner670/

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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 Penness
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