Pensel Surname

509,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pensel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pensel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3821:210,74723,905
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
Argentina721:593,65942,221
France361:1,845,076161,051
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Pensel (42) may also be a first name.

Pensel Last Name Facts

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

Pensel occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pensel.

How Common Is The Last Name Pensel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 509,082nd most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,333,664 people. The last name Pensel occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Pensel are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Pensel is also the 1,566,439th most frequently occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 42 people.

The last name Pensel is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 382 people, or 1 in 210,747. In Germany Pensel is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 52 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live and Berlin, where 7 percent live. Not including Germany Pensel is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Argentina, where 11 percent live.

Pensel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pensel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pensel surname grew 232 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pensel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pensel last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.33% registered with the political party.

Pensel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.99% more than the national average, earning $47,890 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penseel9264/
Pensell9219/
Penshel920/
Pensl9196/
Pnsel912/
Penschel861/
Pengel831,736/
Penzel831,603/
Pensyl83640/
Pemsel83325/
Pinsel83293/
Pensil8346/
Pencel8326/
Pençel8316/
Pünsel834/
Penßel831/
Pnsl802/
Penzell7792/
Penchel7785/
Pinseel7770/
Pengiel7757/
Pynseel7729/
Penceel771/
Pencell771/
Pienßel771/
Penschl771/
Pennsyl771/
Pfenzel770/
Pinsell770/
Pinseld770/
Pemsell770/
Pemsl7380/
Penzl7365/
Pinsl7315/
Pnjel735/
Penslová712/
Pinssell711/
Pingel678,451/
Pencil671,198/
Pinzel67183/
Püngel6768/
Pincel6763/
Pynzel6732/
Pengil6725/
Pencyl6716/
Pinsil6712/
Pinjel676/
Penzil675/
Penzelová674/
Pnjeel672/
Pénzel671/
Píngel671/
Pensilova671/

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Pensel Reference & Research

Bensyl DNA Project FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Pensel
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