Pentano Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Pentano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pentano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Pentaño (1) are calculated separately.

Pentano Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pentano occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Pentaño. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pentano.

How Common Is The Last Name Pentano? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Pentano occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Pentano live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Pentano is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: West Region, where 67 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 33 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent are found and The Philippines, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pentaño951/
Pentanos9312/
Pintano86131/
Pentana8668/
Pentanna80348/
Pentagna80149/
Pintanot801/
Pintanod801/
Peentana801/
Penntana801/
Pentonoy800/
Pintainot7518/
Penttanna753/
Penntanna751/
Pintana71561/
Pintono7192/
Pemtana711/
Pinthanoid711/
Pintonot67144/
Pinthana67135/
Pintanga676/
Pimtanot671/
Puintana671/
Pintongnoi5915/
Pintongnoy591/
Pimtana571/
Pinthongnoi5634/
Pinthongnoy562/
Pintonga531/

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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 Pentano
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