Pentelow Surname

575,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Pentelow Surname Definition:

From Pentlow; a location name in Essex.

Pentelow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3931:141,77613,759
Australia521:519,14839,018
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
United States211:17,259,949572,238
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2241:108,81910,728
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Pentelow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Pentlow; a location name in Essex.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Pentelow Last Name Facts

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

Pentelow occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pentelow? popularity and diffusion

Pentelow is the 575,362nd most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 13,322,753 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Pentelow are found; 74 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is held by 393 people, or 1 in 141,776. In England it is most prevalent in: Northamptonshire, where 27 percent live, Cambridgeshire, where 14 percent live and Greater London, where 11 percent live. Barring England Pentelow is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 10 percent live and New Zealand, where 6 percent live.

Pentelow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pentelow has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Pentelow surname increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 105 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pentelow Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pentelow earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 25.46% less than the national average, earning 257,960 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 27.45% less than the national average, earning R 172,404 per year; in United States they earn 19.75% less than the national average, earning $34,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.89% less than the national average, earning $41,293 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pentlow93106/
Pentalow8822/
Pendelow884/
Pontelow880/
Pantelow880/
Pentelaw880/
Pentelov880/
Pentilow880/
Pendlow801/
Pantlow801/
Bendelow75581/
Pentalov751/
Pentilov751/
Pantilow751/
Ponitlow750/
Pontalow750/
Panteleew713/
Pentyloff710/
Bendlow678/
binti Elow671/
Pendhollow671/
Pantlaw670/

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