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Where Does The Last Name Penning Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Penning is most common in Germany. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penning? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 67,434^th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 987,472 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Penning are found; 54 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,744,716^th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 35 people.

The surname Penning is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 2,269 people, or 1 in 35,481. In Germany Penning is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 48 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside and Bavaria, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 19 percent reside.

Penning Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Penning has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 886 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 256 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Penning Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Penning surname are 25.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Penning earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 99.68% more than the national average, earning R 474,516 per year; in United States they earn 7.01% more than the national average, earning $46,174 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.76% more than the national average, earning $53,044 CAD per year.