Penso Surname

119,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Penso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy7001:87,36715,129
Brazil6941:308,46411,887
Venezuela6191:48,7952,452
United States4901:739,71257,942
Israel3871:22,1133,272
Dominican Republic1311:79,6413,650
Thailand1081:654,059109,897
France931:714,22389,679
Ecuador931:171,0317,420
Colombia811:589,8037,502
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Turkey551:1,414,93556,482
Argentina491:872,31556,573
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
Australia411:658,43245,385
Panama301:130,4094,482
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Jamaica201:143,4975,007
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England121:4,643,172139,951
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Penso (134) may also be a first name.

Penso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penso is most common in Italy. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penso? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 119,762nd most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,900,273 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Penso reside; 40 percent reside in South America and 18 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 800,975th most common first name in the world, borne by 134 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is held by 700 people, or 1 in 87,367. In Italy Penso is mostly found in: Veneto, where 49 percent live, Emilia-Romagna, where 17 percent live and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 13 percent live. Aside from Italy Penso exists in 41 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 18 percent live and Venezuela, where 16 percent live.

Penso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Penso has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Penso last name increased 4,455 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Penso Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Penso surname are 1.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.84% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Penso earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 23.94% more than the national average, earning €37,218 per year; in South Africa they earn 38.7% less than the national average, earning R 145,668 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.14% less than the national average, earning $22,217,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.98% more than the national average, earning $47,023 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.15% less than the national average, earning $49,114 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pensoy9168/
Pensso9133/
Pienso9126/
Pensot9113/
Pensio9110/
Pensco913/
Pensou911/
Pensos911/
Pensuo911/
Pensho911/
Peensoo838/
Piensuo838/
Pensoot837/
Pensoth830/
Penzo807,298/
Pensa804,424/
Penco802,267/
Pinso80115/
Penjo8060/
Pnsco807/
Penço805/
Penxo801/
Pemso801/
Pnsoj801/
Pinsoy73367/
Pensas7395/
Penxho7360/
Pendjo7357/
Pensia7355/
Puenzo7355/
Pionso7345/
Pencho7326/
Penjos7310/
Penzoh739/
Pinsod739/
Penzzo737/
Pensah737/
Penjho737/
Penjou734/
Penjop733/
Penzas732/
Pinsoi732/
Pennco732/
Pensha732/
Pinsso732/
Penssa731/
Pensad731/
Pengio731/
Penjot731/
Penjoh731/
Pensau731/
Pensap731/
Pencou731/
Pinsou731/
Pinsos731/
Pinsoh731/
Pensat731/
Penchoo67111/
Penchas6732/
Penchos679/
Pnsa673/
Pnxo672/
Pehenco672/
Piensia671/
Penchop671/
Pennzoh671/
Penzout671/
Pnzo671/
Penchou671/
Penshad671/
Pinsott670/

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Penso Reference & Research

Penso DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Penso FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Penso
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis