Penter Surname

379,617th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 940 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Penter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2661:1,362,62894,589
England1741:320,21923,859
Brazil1291:1,659,49154,555
Indonesia921:1,437,49197,733
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
India391:19,668,343291,059
Poland371:1,027,26372,414
Denmark321:176,39714,920
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Estonia151:88,12015,474
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Wales71:442,07621,198
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Penter (71) may also be a first name.

Penter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penter (Hindi: पेन्टर, Marathi: पेन्टा, Russian: Пентер, Tibetan: སྤེན་གརྟེར།) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Penter is the 379,617th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,752,708 people. The last name Penter is predominantly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Penter live; 28 percent live in North America and 28 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,152,838th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 71 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 266 people, or 1 in 1,362,628. In The United States Penter is primarily concentrated in: Arkansas, where 14 percent live, Ohio, where 14 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Apart from The United States Penter is found in 21 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent live and Brazil, where 14 percent live.

Penter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Penter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Penter surname rose 309 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 387 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Penter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Penter are 0.22000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.45% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Penter earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.33% less than the national average, earning R 34,860 per year and in United States they earn 18.61% less than the national average, earning $35,118 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penther92421/
Pentier92356/
Puenter9215/
Pfenter921/
Pienter921/
Pendter921/
Penteer921/
Pennter921/
Paenter920/
Poenter920/
Pente911,014/
Pnter911/
Penthier8631/
Pennther861/
Penteere860/
Puente83105,230/
Pinter8314,027/
Pented83404/
Pentea83294/
Pünter83194/
Pentes83165/
Penthe83156/
Pentie8383/
Pentei8368/
Poente8343/
Pynter8339/
Pentee8316/
Pentje839/
Peunte837/
Pentet836/
Pennte836/
Piente834/
Pentre832/
Pentey831/
Pentez831/
Penterova802/
Pnte801/
Penthei778,810/
Pinther77439/
Pindter7788/
Pentior7776/
Pinteur7720/
Pintier7719/
Penteas7716/
Pentesh7713/
Pünther7710/
Pionter779/
Penthee773/
Puinter772/
Pnthier772/
Pesntez772/
Pyonter771/
Penthes771/
Pentheu771/
Penthre771/
Pientea771/
Pemther771/
Peentee771/
Paentea771/
Penthet771/
Penteth770/
Pentire770/
Pintter770/
Pientie770/
Penta7320,554/
Pinte732,882/
Penti732,563/
Penty73766/
Pynte73276/
Pntes732/
Pemte731/
Pinthier7119/
Penteová7113/
Penthhei711/
Pesnntez711/
Pentaire711/
Pentoyjr711/
Pintér6724,518/
Pintea6713,487/
Pienta67990/
Pentti67988/
Pîntea67602/
Pinterová67389/
Pentoy67315/
Pintes67270/
Pentis67167/
Pionte67163/
Pienti67117/
Pynthe67116/
Pentyi67116/
Pintre67114/
Pinterova67110/
Pentio6784/
Penthi6780/
Pinteš6773/
Pentha6762/
Pintet6753/
Pentiy6745/
Pentaa6741/
Pentta6736/
Pentehova6722/
Pentai6721/
Pintir6720/
Pentoi6716/
Pentit6711/
Pennta679/
Pentid679/
Pintep678/
Pyntir676/
Penthy675/
Pentty675/
Pennti675/
Pentyy674/
Pinted674/
Pintee673/
Pentay673/
Puenti672/
Pintez672/
Pintèr672/
Peenta671/
Pendti671/
Pentip671/
Pentoj671/
Bpenta671/
Puinte671/
Pemtee671/
Paenti671/
Pemtet671/
Pentheová671/
Pentij671/
Pintte671/
Pintyr671/
Pénteš671/
Pıntea671/
Puenté671/
Peenti671/
Puenty670/

Penter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penter in the Tibetan language
སྤེན་གརྟེར།pengater-
Penter in the Hindi language
पेन्टरpentara-
Penter in the Marathi language
पेन्टाpenta85.71
पटेरpatera14.29
Penter in the Russian language
Пентерpenter-

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