Penttinen Surname

107,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Penttinen 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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Penttinen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland3,9551:1,390191
Sweden1561:63,1204,821
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
Estonia581:22,7904,104
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Norway81:642,78647,258
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Penttinen 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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Penttinen Last Name Facts

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

Penttinen (Russian: Пенттинен) is borne by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penttinen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 107,211th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,674,143 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Penttinen reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Penttinen is most frequently held in Finland, where it is carried by 3,955 people, or 1 in 1,390. In Finland Penttinen is most frequent in: Uusimaa, where 29 percent reside, Central Finland, where 16 percent reside and North Karelia, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Finland this last name exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Penttinen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Penttinen are 16.47% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.7% registered with the party.

The amount Penttinen earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.82% more than the national average, earning $45,229 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.92% more than the national average, earning $63,554 CAD per year.

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Penttinen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penttinen in the Russian language
Пенттиненpenttinen-

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