Pensley Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pensley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pensley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Pensley Last Name Facts

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

Pensley occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pensley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Pensley live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Pensley is most common in: Connecticut, where 43 percent reside, Alabama, where 14 percent reside and District of Columbia, where 14 percent reside.

Pensley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pensley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pensley last name declined 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pensley Last Name Statistics demography

Pensley earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 75.57% less than the national average, earning $10,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pinsley86136/
Pensler86129/
Pencley8621/
Penslee860/
Penssler808/
Pencle7749/
Pinsly7747/
Pinsle773/
Penxle771/
Pengilley75593/
Pengelley75236/
Pinsler71162/
Penzler71160/
Pindsle7165/
Pemsler7120/
Penßler7119/
Pinslie713/
Pinzley712/
Pynsler712/
Pincley711/
Pienzle711/
Pimsley710/
Pengilly671,487/
Pencille67171/
Penchler671/
Penjelly670/

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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 Pensley
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