Penstock Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Penstock Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penstock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Penstock Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penstock has its highest incidence in Canada. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Penstock.

How Common Is The Last Name Penstock? popularity and diffusion

The last name Penstock is the 3,602,217th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Penstock live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in Canada, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 2,046,977. In Canada Penstock is most prevalent in: British Columbia, where 56 percent live, Prince Edward Island, where 22 percent live and Alberta, where 17 percent live. Outside of Canada this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent live and The Netherlands, where 3 percent live.

Penstock Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Penstock surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Penstock earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.8% more than the national average, earning $46,946 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.39% less than the national average, earning $43,528 CAD per year.

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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 Penstock
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