Penshaw Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Penshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Penshaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penshaw is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penshaw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Penshaw is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Penshaw reside; 77 percent reside in Southern Africa and 77 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Penshaw is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 2,708,885. In South Africa Penshaw is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 40 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 30 percent live and Western Cape, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Russia, where 4 percent live.

Penshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Penshaw has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penshaw Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Penshaw earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 44.59% less than the national average, earning R 131,664 per year and in United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penschaw930/
Pensaw921/
Pinshaw8631/
Pensiaw861/
Penschow8070/
Pensova7132/
Pinshow7110/
Penchow710/
Penzhova672/
Pensov6234/
Pincaw624/
Pinsow621/
Penzova573,823/
Penchov5770/
Penšova5715/
Phngiaw571/
Pinsova571/
Penchoff5391/
Pinschof538/
Pinzhova534/

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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 Penshaw
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