Pentsi Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Pentsi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 12 | 1:169,380 | 13,459 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
Pentsi (15) may also be a first name.
Pentsi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pentsi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pentsi occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pentsi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pentsi is the 5,057,639th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Pentsi reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used forename on earth, held by 15 people.
The surname is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 169,380. In Lesotho Pentsi is most frequent in: Berea District, where 75 percent reside and Maseru District, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Lesotho Pentsi is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 7 percent reside and Greece, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pentshi | 92 | 76 | / |
| Pentsis | 92 | 35 | / |
| Pents'i | 92 | 11 | / |
| Pentsyi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pent'si | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pentshie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pentsa | 83 | 101 | / |
| Pentsy | 83 | 27 | / |
| Pentse | 83 | 23 | / |
| Pintsi | 83 | 8 | / |
| Pents'e | 77 | 11 | / |
| Pent'se | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pentsha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Pintshi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pentces | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pintsis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Puentse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pentser | 77 | 1 | / |
| Penzi | 73 | 406 | / |
| Penci | 73 | 159 | / |
| Pençi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pentchui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Penthsey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pendse | 67 | 1,931 | / |
| Penzyi | 67 | 199 | / |
| Penzzi | 67 | 127 | / |
| Penzie | 67 | 90 | / |
| Penczi | 67 | 84 | / |
| Pienzi | 67 | 81 | / |
| Penzei | 67 | 80 | / |
| Penzai | 67 | 71 | / |
| Penchi | 67 | 55 | / |
| Pencai | 67 | 13 | / |
| Pyntseish | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pentje | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pentza | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pentze | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pendzi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pendsa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peenzi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pencie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pentscher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Penzhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pentca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pintji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pentxe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pyntsy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Pentsi
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