Penttilä Surname

118,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Penttilä 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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Penttilä Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland3,6991:1,486214
Sweden1021:96,5377,015
Estonia731:18,1073,073
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Penttila (387) are calculated separately.

Penttilä 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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Surname Penttilä may have many origins.

Derived from house or village named Penttilä (Bengtilä).

Derived from name Pentti or Bengt.

- penttila
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Norway

Penttilä Demographics

Average Penttilä Salary in
Norway

302,528 kr

Per year
Rank:
39,016 of 73,091
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
7.75698E-5
Rank: 61,813 of 73,091
Percentage of national average salary:
87.42%
Sample size: 2 (2014)

Average Salary in
Norway

346,080 kr

Per year
Per month:
28,840 kr
Per week:
6,409 kr
Per day:
948 kr

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Penttilä Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penttilä occurs most in Finland. It can appear as a variant: Penttila. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penttilä? popularity and diffusion

The last name Penttilä is the 118,297th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,874,851 people. Penttilä is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Penttilä reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widely held in Finland, where it is held by 3,699 people, or 1 in 1,486. In Finland Penttilä is primarily concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 23 percent live, Pirkanmaa, where 16 percent live and Northern Ostrobothnia, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Finland Penttilä occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 3 percent live and Estonia, where 2 percent live.

Penttilä Last Name Statistics demography

Penttilä earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 12.58% less than the national average, earning 302,528 kr per year.

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Penttila96387/
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