Pensava Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
São Tomé and Príncipe
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Pensava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pensava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
São Tomé and Príncipe81:22,1781,188
Angola41:6,747,3046,999

Pensava Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pensava is found most frequently in São Tomé and Príncipe. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pensava? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pensava is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Pensava are found; 67 percent are found in Central Africa and 67 percent are found in Luso-Central Africa.

Pensava is most frequently used in São Tomé and Príncipe, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,178. In São Tomé and Príncipe Pensava is most common in: São Tomé, where 100 percent live. Outside of São Tomé and Príncipe Pensava exists in one country. It also occurs in Angola, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pensavat932/
Pensova8632/
Pensave863/
Pensavo861/
Pensawas8015/
Pensawad806/
Penzaeva804/
Piensabai754/
Pensawasd752/
Penchavad751/
Penzova713,823/
Penzeva711,010/
Pensabe71169/
Pencova7144/
Penšova7115/
Penceva719/
Penxova714/
Pensabé713/
Pençeva711/
Pinsova711/
Pinsawat67111/
Penchova6769/
Penzieva6743/
Pinsawas678/
Pinsawad678/
Penzeeva674/
Penzhova672/
Pensawee671/
Pimsavat671/

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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
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  • 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 Pensava
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