Penpraze Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Penpraze Surname Definition:

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

Penpraze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:1,137,10353,999
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Australia341:793,99150,673
Wales151:206,30213,003
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985

Penpraze 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

Penpraze Last Name Facts

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

Penpraze occurs most in England. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penpraze? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,428,594th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Penpraze live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 1,137,103. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Cornwall, where 82 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 12 percent are found and Oxfordshire, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account England Penpraze occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 23 percent are found.

Penpraze Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Penpraze has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Penpraze surname rose 245 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Penpraze Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Penpraze are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.23% registered with the political party.

Penpraze earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.64% less than the national average, earning $38,557 USD per year.

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