Pensen Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Israel

Pensen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pensen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Pensen (23) may also be a first name.

Pensen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pensen has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pensen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Pensen are found; 44 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 44 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 23 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 33,062,298. In Indonesia Pensen is primarily found in: West Kalimantan, where 100 percent live. Not including Indonesia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 22 percent live and The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.

Pensen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pensen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pensen last name decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pensgen9247/
Penshen925/
Penseng922/
Pensent921/
Pensien920/
Puensaen861/
Penson834,082/
Pensan83239/
Pensin83160/
Pinsen8319/
Penzen8311/
Pengen836/
Pençen835/
Pensyn835/
Penjen834/
Pencen831/
Pensne831/
Pinsent771,178/
Penzien77344/
Pension77195/
Penshin77166/
Paenson7783/
Penceng7771/
Poensin7753/
Pensang7750/
Penshyn7728/
Pensing7726/
Pynsent7726/
Pensian7721/
Penzent7710/
Pensong7710/
Penssin775/
Penchen775/
Pensone774/
Pennson774/
Puensan773/
Peunsan773/
Penshan773/
Pensyna772/
Penshon772/
Pensson771/
Pensant771/
Pengeng771/
Paensin771/
Paensan771/
Pensink771/
Peenson770/
Pehnson770/
Pensahan71488/
Penshina71119/
Pendjeng7136/
Penshyna7134/
Penshane7117/
Pensiong718/
Pensione712/
Penssing711/
Pinsentt711/
Penzienė711/
Pensound711/
Pensoune711/
Paensoun711/
Penshion710/
Pinson6717,713/
Penzin672,313/
Pimsen67878/
Pinsan67280/
Pensom67224/
Penzon67141/
Penzyn67108/
Penjin67100/
Penjan6790/
Pynson6784/
Pencin6760/
Pengin6745/
Pengem6730/
Pinsem6721/
Pinsin6713/
Penjon679/
Penzne675/
Penzan673/
Pinsón672/
Pensão671/
Pensim671/
Pencan671/
Pencon671/
Penncheng671/
Pensynova671/
Pensam671/

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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 Pensen
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