Pentecost Surname
Approximately 4,816 people bear this surname
Pentecost Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Greek) a name given to one born at Whitsuntide [Middle English pentecost(e, Old French pentecoste (mod. pentecôte); from Greek πεντηκσρ-ός, fiftieth (with reference to the number of days after the Passover] Pentecost de Morton.
Read More About This SurnamePentecost Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,408 | 1:106,355 | 11,670 |
| England | 664 | 1:83,913 | 9,238 |
| Australia | 239 | 1:112,953 | 12,558 |
| New Zealand | 184 | 1:24,610 | 4,301 |
| Canada | 173 | 1:212,980 | 20,593 |
| South Africa | 45 | 1:1,203,949 | 68,637 |
| Scotland | 34 | 1:157,465 | 9,168 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 303 | 1:80,447 | 8,644 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 439 | 1:114,393 | 11,307 |
Pentecost (127) may also be a first name.
Pentecost Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Greek) a name given to one born at Whitsuntide [Middle English pentecost(e, Old French pentecoste (mod. pentecôte); from Greek πεντηκσρ-ός, fiftieth (with reference to the number of days after the Passover] Pentecost de Morton.—Close Rolls, A.D. 1330. See the note under Osborn.
(English) Descendant of Pentecost (fiftieth), a name given to children born on that day.
See Times and Seasons. Pentecost and Pentecoste. H.R.
Roger Pentecost occurs on the Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John.
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Pentecost Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pentecost Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pentecost (Hindi: पेन्टकोस्ट) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pentecost? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 98,443rd most frequently held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,513,195 people. The last name Pentecost is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Pentecost live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 825,494th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 127 people.
The surname Pentecost is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,408 people, or 1 in 106,355. In The United States Pentecost is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 13 percent reside, Tennessee, where 12 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States Pentecost exists in 29 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.
Pentecost Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pentecost has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pentecost surname grew 776 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 219 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pentecost Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Pentecost last name are 17.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.04% being registered with the political party.
The amount Pentecost earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 33.45% more than the national average, earning R 317,124 per year; in United States they earn 2.8% less than the national average, earning $41,942 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.12% less than the national average, earning $48,628 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pentecoste | 95 | 256 | / |
| Penteecost | 95 | 1 | / |
| Pentecot | 94 | 3 | / |
| Pentecos | 94 | 1 | / |
| Pentecote | 89 | 360 | / |
| Penticost | 89 | 236 | / |
| Pentacost | 89 | 27 | / |
| Pentesost | 89 | 4 | / |
| Pentocost | 89 | 2 | / |
| Pentecosp | 89 | 2 | / |
| Pentecose | 89 | 2 | / |
| Pentecast | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pentycost | 89 | 0 | / |
| Pentecosh | 89 | 0 | / |
| Penteco | 88 | 1 | / |
| Penticoste | 84 | 22 | / |
| Penteccote | 84 | 1 | / |
| Pentesco | 82 | 40 | / |
| Penticos | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pentekos | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pentecase | 78 | 14 | / |
| Pentecôte | 78 | 13 | / |
| Penticoss | 78 | 6 | / |
| Pentycote | 78 | 1 | / |
| Pentycoss | 78 | 1 | / |
| Pentycose | 78 | 1 | / |
| Penticott | 78 | 1 | / |
| Pentico | 75 | 500 | / |
| Pinteco | 75 | 1 | / |
| Penticuste | 74 | 1 | / |
| Pentesko | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pentikos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Penteka | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pentiko | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pienteka | 59 | 21 | / |
| Pintesko | 59 | 12 | / |
| Pinticas | 59 | 1 | / |
| Pientica | 59 | 1 | / |
| Pentikas | 59 | 1 | / |
| Penticase | 56 | 259 | / |
| Pienthica | 56 | 1 | / |
| Pentikase | 56 | 1 | / |
| Pintica | 50 | 83 | / |
| Pentika | 50 | 76 | / |
| Pintică | 50 | 41 | / |
Pentecost Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pentecost in the Hindi language | ||
| पेन्टकोस्ट | pentakosta | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pentecost
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