Pentelei Surname

902,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Pentelei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pentelei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova1831:19,4613,295
Romania921:218,23821,332
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pentelei (66) may also be a first name.

Pentelei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pentelei occurs most in Moldova. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pentelei? popularity and diffusion

It is the 902,012th most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 24,620,088 people. Pentelei occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Pentelei are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 93 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,201,840th most prevalent first name globally, held by 66 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Moldova, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 19,461. In Moldova it is most common in: Ungheni District, where 26 percent live, Chișinău Municipality, where 19 percent live and Hîncești District, where 13 percent live. Barring Moldova this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 31 percent live and Ukraine, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penteleit941/
Penteli9362/
Pentele9322/
Pintelei88153/
Pyntelei88101/
Pentelie88101/
Penteley8833/
Pentelis884/
Pentylei881/
Penteler881/
Pentela801,584/
Pentali8015/
Pintele807/
Pinteli805/
Pentale804/
Pentile802/
Pintilei752,559/
Pyntylei7598/
Pintelie7594/
Pentelas7562/
Pinteley7510/
Penteala754/
Penthela754/
Pentaela753/
Pentalli753/
Pyntelyi751/
Puentela751/
Pintelej751/
Pintelea751/
Pentalle751/
Pentiliy751/
Penttela751/
Penttile751/
Pentaali751/
Peentela751/
Paenthale71261/
Pentaliya716/
Pntile711/
Pentteala711/
Penthalia711/
Pentala672,740/
Pintili67224/
Pentilä6771/
Pentola6753/
Pentila6731/
Pintale6718/
Pemtela677/
Pintali676/
Pentyla674/
Pintela671/
Pintole671/
Penthiller670/
Pintile670/

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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 Pentelei
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