Penteney Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Penteney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penteney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Penteney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penteney is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penteney? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Penteney is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Penteney reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

Penteney is most common in England, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England Penteney is primarily concentrated in: Durham, where 75 percent are found and Dorset, where 25 percent are found.

Penteney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Penteney has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Penteney last name fell 76 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pentheney940/
Pentene9338/
Penteny931/
Pentoney88180/
Pentheny8894/
Penthaney820/
Pentane80399/
Pentone8011/
Pentena807/
Pentenè803/
Pentany802/
Penteni802/
Pentine801/
Pinteny800/
Püntener75440/
Pentenga7574/
Pentenio7563/
Pintenet7550/
Pintener7519/
Pentinet757/
Pintegne756/
Penthane755/
Peentane751/
Pűntener751/
Pentinez751/
Penttine751/
Pentonoy750/
Penthony750/
Pentehyna711/
Pentina67457/
Pintane6790/
Pentana6768/
Pintone6752/
Pintena6740/
Pentyna6729/
Pentini673/
Pintony671/
Pintiny670/

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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
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  • 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 Penteney
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