Pennig Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pennig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pennig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1371:587,63147,553
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Pennig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pennig has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pennig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,231,034th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. Pennig occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Pennig are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 587,631. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 55 percent live, Bavaria, where 19 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 11 percent live. Apart from Germany it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Pennig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pennig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pennig surname grew 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pennig Last Name Statistics demography

Pennig earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.61% more than the national average, earning $54,630 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfennig925,401/
Pennigh924/
Pennigs920/
Pennieg920/
Pfennigs86176/
Penneigh864/
Pfeennig861/
Pennix83902/
Pinnig8332/
Pennic8318/
Pennik831/
Penneg830/
Pnig801/
Pennick771,278/
Pengnik7714/
Pennike770/
Pfinnig770/
Pnigh730/
Pennicke7116/
Pennicks7112/
Pennickx711/
Pennec672,314/
Pinnix671,732/
Pennex6717/
Pennikova6714/
Pinnik674/
Pynnik673/
Pinnic671/

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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 Pennig
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