Pennisi Surname

46,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Pennisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pennisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy8,0791:7,5701,054
United States1,1571:313,27528,675
Argentina9081:47,0743,973
Australia6311:42,7825,439
Switzerland781:105,29411,128
Belgium641:179,63524,162
France481:1,383,807136,859
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
England211:2,653,24194,788
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Pennisi (139) may also be a first name.

Pennisi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pennisi is most common in Italy. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pennisi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 46,597th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 655,001 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Pennisi live; 73 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 73 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 784,558th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 139 people.

The last name Pennisi is most widely held in Italy, where it is carried by 8,079 people, or 1 in 7,570. In Italy Pennisi is primarily found in: Sicily, where 83 percent live, Lazio, where 3 percent live and Calabria, where 3 percent live. Besides Italy Pennisi exists in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and Argentina, where 8 percent live.

Pennisi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pennisi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pennisi last name rose 115,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pennisi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pennisi last name are 10.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pennisi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 55.95% more than the national average, earning €46,833 per year; in South Africa they earn 15.53% less than the national average, earning R 200,724 per year; in United States they earn 18.27% more than the national average, earning $51,031 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.62% less than the national average, earning $40,930 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pennissi9321/
Pennisie932/
Pennesi862,343/
Pennise86269/
Pinnisi86158/
Pennici862/
Pennizi861/
Pnisi831/
Pennishish821/
Pennessi8039/
Pennizzi802/
Pennisse801/
Penneisa801/
Pnishi77741/
Pennese71602/
Pennice7127/
Pennesy711/
Pinnise711/
Pnisa6719/
Penniger6712/
Pennuzzi678/
Pniši672/
Pennechi672/
Pimnisai671/
Pennezzi671/
Penniche671/
Pnusi671/
Pniji671/
Pennessy671/
Penneshi671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pennisi
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