Penticost Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Penticost Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penticost Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1191:468,21930,572
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Wales321:96,7047,743
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1351:180,55814,908
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:444,41332,195

Penticost (72) may also be a first name.

Penticost Last Name Facts

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

Penticost occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penticost? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,058,336th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Penticost reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in British Isles. Penticost is also the 1,143,416th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 72 people.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 468,219. In England Penticost is primarily found in: West Sussex, where 35 percent reside, Essex, where 24 percent reside and Greater London, where 12 percent reside. Not including England Penticost exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 14 percent reside and Wales, where 14 percent reside.

Penticost Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Penticost has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Penticost last name decreased 12 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 76 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penticost Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Penticost surname are 39.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.86% registered with the party.

The amount Penticost earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 36.23% more than the national average, earning $58,781 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.14% more than the national average, earning $57,704 CAD per year.

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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 Penticost
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