Penshorn Surname

531,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Penshorn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penshorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3421:235,39625,969
United States2211:1,640,086109,636
Australia331:818,05251,601
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Penshorn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penshorn occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penshorn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 531,574th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,986,095 people. Penshorn is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Penshorn live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Penshorn is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 342 people, or 1 in 235,396. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 81 percent are found, Bremen, where 9 percent are found and Bavaria, where 4 percent are found. Not including Germany Penshorn is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Penshorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Penshorn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Penshorn surname increased 402 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penshorn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Penshorn surname are 22.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.57% being registered with the party.

Penshorn earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.67% more than the national average, earning $47,752 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penzhorn88318/
Paensorn8818/
Pinsorn807/
Pemsorn801/
Puunsorn751/
Penchurin712/
Paensurin711/
Pimsorn67532/
Pinsarn6725/
Penjurn671/
Pinsiarn631/
Pendjurin597/
Pinchurin591/
Pimsarn53756/
Pinjarin505/
Pimchurn501/

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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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  • 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 Penshorn
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