Penprase Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Penprase Surname Definition:

From pen-prâs, the head of the meadow. Hence Penfraze, Penprice, and the U. S. name Penphraise.

Penprase Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1011:267,28424,253
United States791:4,588,088240,017
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
England261:2,143,00282,017
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Penprase Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From pen-prâs, the head of the meadow. Hence Penfraze, Penprice, and the U. S. name Penphraise.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Penprase Last Name Facts

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

Penprase is carried by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penprase? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,017,412th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 29,267,253 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 44 percent of Penprase are found; 44 percent are found in Australasia and 44 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most prevalent in Australia, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 267,284. In Australia it is most common in: New South Wales, where 81 percent reside, Victoria, where 6 percent reside and Australian Capital Territory, where 5 percent reside. Besides Australia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and South Africa, where 14 percent reside.

Penprase Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Penprase has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Penprase last name contracted 16 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Penprase Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Penprase surname are 15.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.07% registered with the political party.

The amount Penprase earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 52.14% more than the national average, earning R 361,548 per year and in United States they earn 36.29% more than the national average, earning $58,808 USD per year.

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