Pentley Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Pentley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pentley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:3,979,861125,553
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Pentley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pentley is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pentley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pentley is the 3,543,123rd most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Pentley reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles.

Pentley is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,979,861. In England Pentley is most numerous in: Kent, where 57 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 29 percent are found and Suffolk, where 7 percent are found. Besides England Pentley exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 35 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Pentley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pentley has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Pentley last name fell 22 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pientley930/
Pentle921/
Pently921/
Pentler8655/
Pintley8610/
Pentleit8035/
Pintle77438/
Pentla77129/
Pintly773/
Pintler71143/
Pentlia714/
Pentlla713/
Pintlie711/
Pinntle711/
Pentlas711/
Pimtley710/
Pintles710/
Pentella67419/
Pentilla6747/
Pentelli674/
Pintille673/
Penttlia671/
Pintilly671/
Pentilli671/
Penttilla633/
Pintillie631/
Pintla625/
Pintli621/
Pintelli5347/
Pintella537/
Pintilla532/
Pintilli531/
Piontelli5025/
Pintillas501/

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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
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  • 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 Pentley
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