Pensil Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Pensil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pensil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Pensil (60) may also be a first name.

Pensil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pensil has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pensil? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,876,555th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 46 percent of Pensil live; 46 percent live in Southeast Asia and 46 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,270,172nd most prevalent given name at a global level. It is borne by 60 people.

The surname Pensil is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 9,446,371. In Indonesia Pensil is most numerous in: West Kalimantan, where 86 percent reside and West Java, where 7 percent reside. Other than Indonesia it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside and Jamaica, where 15 percent reside.

Pensil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pensil has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pensl9196/
Pencil831,198/
Pensel83643/
Pensyl83640/
Pengil8325/
Pinsil8312/
Penzil835/
Pnsl802/
Pensilova801/
Penseel7764/
Pengiel7757/
Pensell7719/
Penchil772/
Penschl771/
Pengill771/
Pennsyl771/
Penshel770/
Pencill770/
Pemsl7380/
Penzl7365/
Pinsl7315/
Pnsel732/
Penslová712/
Penschel711/
Pengel671,736/
Penzel671,603/
Pemsel67325/
Pinsel67293/
Pincil67127/
Pingil67112/
Pencel6726/
Pençel6716/
Pencyl6716/
Pünsel674/
Penßel671/
Pinjil671/

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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 Pensil
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