Penninger Surname

233,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Penninger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penninger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7941:456,49739,012
Austria4851:17,5582,675
Germany3441:234,02725,880
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Belgium291:396,43641,978
France191:3,495,933219,029
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:460,72233,053

Penninger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penninger is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penninger? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 233,723rd most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,224,664 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Penninger live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Penninger is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 794 people, or 1 in 456,497. In The United States it is most numerous in: Illinois, where 8 percent live, California, where 6 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 28 percent live and Germany, where 20 percent live.

Penninger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Penninger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Penninger surname expanded 728 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penninger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Penninger surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

Penninger earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.68% less than the national average, earning $41,130 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Penninger
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