Pentell Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Pentell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pentell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Sweden131:757,44356,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Pentell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pentell is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pentell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pentell is the 2,530,696th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Pentell are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 8,054,643. In The United States Pentell is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 36 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 16 percent are found and Tennessee, where 13 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 22 percent are found.

Pentell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pentell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pentell last name rose 409 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pentell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pentell last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

Pentell earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.85% more than the national average, earning $49,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pentel92279/
Pintell8613/
Pientel869/
Penthel861/
Pfentel860/
Pentill860/
Pentl832/
Pntel831/
Pintel77211/
Pentil7748/
Pyntel775/
Pntl731/
Pintiel7132/
Penthil719/
Pimntel717/
Piontel713/
Pintuel711/
Penttil711/
Pintl6729/
Penttilæ671/
Pöntöl6230/
Pintil6222/
Pimtel620/
Pimënthël501/

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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 Pentell
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