Penns Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Penns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
France91:7,380,302306,885
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Penns Last Name Facts

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

Penns is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penns? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,459,453rd most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Penns reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Penns is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 4,072,572. In The United States Penns is most common in: Texas, where 42 percent are found, Louisiana, where 21 percent are found and New York, where 11 percent are found. Not including The United States Penns occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 28 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.

Penns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Penns has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Penns last name grew 636 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Penns Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Penns last name are 31.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

Penns earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.05% less than the national average, earning $37,950 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pennse910/
Pens89631/
Peens802,702/
Pense801,748/
Piens801,287/
Pehns8060/
Poens8045/
Pinns8025/
Paens801/
Pennz801/
Pensd800/
Penss800/
Pns7543/
Peense7392/
Pensch7369/
Pensse7310/
Pinnås739/
Phnnse731/
Penshe731/
Pennce731/
Penz675,537/
Pins67860/
Pensova6732/
Pöns673/
Ppns672/
Penx672/
Hpns671/
Pfns671/
Pnss671/
Phns671/
Peñs671/
Pems671/
Pyns670/

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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 Penns
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