Penstone Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Canada

Penstone Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penstone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:633,16037,224
Canada731:504,73442,927
Australia341:793,99150,673
United States231:15,759,084542,937
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:343,31522,014
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Penstone Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penstone occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penstone? popularity and diffusion

The surname Penstone is the 1,009,375th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Penstone reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 633,160. In England it is most frequent in: Hertfordshire, where 33 percent live, West Midlands, where 18 percent live and West Sussex, where 14 percent live. Beside England this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Penstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Penstone has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Penstone last name expanded 124 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 128 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penstone Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Penstone surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Penstone last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Penstone earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.34% less than the national average, earning R 30,084 per year; in United States they earn 23.79% less than the national average, earning $32,886 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.49% more than the national average, earning $62,842 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penston93407/
Pinstone884/
Pensston880/
Pnston861/
Pinston8038/
Penstan801/
Pemston800/
Pimstone7537/
Pinnston751/
Pinxton677/
Pimston671/
Pinstan671/
Pincton670/
Pfinsthom590/

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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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  • 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 Penstone
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