Pentti Surname

365,146th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 988 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Pentti Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from a male given name, which means 'blessed'. It's the traditional form of the Latin saint's name Benedictus (Benedict), partly via Old Swedish Bengt. It's the most common first name of men born in Finland in 1927-1936.

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Pentti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland8671:6,340987
Israel551:155,59316,202
United States191:19,076,786604,894
India181:42,614,743461,117
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Pentti (35,340) may also be a first name.

Pentti Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a male given name, which means 'blessed'. It's the traditional form of the Latin saint's name Benedictus (Benedict), partly via Old Swedish Bengt. It's the most common first name of men born in Finland in 1927-1936.

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Pentti Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pentti (Russian: Пентти) occurs most in Finland. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pentti? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 365,146th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,376,059 people. Pentti is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Pentti live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in Scandinavia. Pentti is also the 24,545th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 35,340 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Finland, where it is held by 867 people, or 1 in 6,340. In Finland it is mostly found in: Pirkanmaa, where 25 percent are found, Uusimaa, where 17 percent are found and Northern Ostrobothnia, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Finland Pentti occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Pentti Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pentti are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

Pentti earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.15% less than the national average, earning $43,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penti912,563/
Pentis83167/
Pienti83117/
Pentyi83116/
Pentio8384/
Pentie8383/
Penthi8380/
Pentei8368/
Pentiy8345/
Pentta8336/
Pentai8321/
Pentoi8316/
Pentit8311/
Pentid839/
Pentet836/
Pentty835/
Pennti835/
Puenti832/
Pintti832/
Pendti831/
Pentip831/
Paenti831/
Pentij831/
Peenti831/
Pyntti830/
Pnti801/
Penthei778,810/
Penthoi773,235/
Penthai77581/
Pentith77105/
Piontti7750/
Pentaiy7733/
Penthui7724/
Pentais7711/
Pentiss773/
Pentaia771/
Pientai771/
Penthet771/
Penthip771/
Penteth770/
Pentoid770/
Pientie770/
Penta7320,554/
Pinti731,879/
Pente731,014/
Penty73766/
Pynti7321/
Pemti731/
Pìnti731/
Paenthai71607/
Pienthai7187/
Penthaia714/
Penttaya712/
Penthhei711/
Pentisch711/
Puente67105,230/
Pienta67990/
Penter67940/
Pented67404/
Pentoy67315/
Pentea67294/
Pentes67165/
Penthe67156/
Pionti6796/
Pintyi6795/
Pintio6770/
Pentha6762/
Pintis6757/
Pintet6753/
Pyntyi6750/
Poente6743/
Pentaa6741/
Pintiy6727/
Pintoi6722/
Pentee6716/
Pintai6715/
Pennta679/
Pentje679/
Pintip678/
Pintii677/
Pintih677/
Pyonti677/
Peunte677/
Pennte676/
Puinti676/
Penthy675/
Pentyy674/
Pinnti674/
Piente674/
Pyntiy673/
Pentay673/
Pintui673/
Pintta672/
Peenta671/
Pentey671/
Pentoj671/
Pindti671/
Pnthoi671/
Bpenta671/
Hpinti671/
Pentez671/
Pemtet671/
Pinthi671/
Pintte671/
Puenté671/
Puenty670/
Pemtis670/

Pentti Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pentti in the Russian language
Пенттиpentti-

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