Penty Surname

445,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Penty Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'from Pentney'. Pentney is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, located about 8 miles (13 km) south east of King's Lynn placing it about halfway between King's Lynn and Swaffham on the A47 road.

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Penty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
England1931:288,69522,251
New Zealand631:71,87810,704
Canada531:695,20056,020
United States461:7,879,542351,394
India161:47,941,586492,263
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1721:141,71712,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Penty (296) may also be a first name.

Penty Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'from Pentney'. Pentney is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, located about 8 miles (13 km) south east of King's Lynn placing it about halfway between King's Lynn and Swaffham on the A47 road.

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Penty Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penty is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Penty? popularity and diffusion

It is the 445,430th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 9,513,768 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 46 percent of Penty are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 512,632nd most frequently used first name internationally, held by 296 people.

It is most common in Ghana, where it is borne by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Aside from Ghana Penty occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent are found and New Zealand, where 8 percent are found.

Penty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Penty has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Penty last name rose 112 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 105 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Penty are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Penty earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 39.5% more than the national average, earning $60,194 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.67% more than the national average, earning $52,498 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pentoy91315/
Pentyi91116/
Pentiy9145/
Penthy915/
Pentty915/
Pentyy914/
Pentay913/
Pentey911/
Puenty910/
Pnty892/
Pentaya83154/
Pentaiy8333/
Penta8020,554/
Penti802,563/
Pente801,014/
Pynty80123/
Pinty8031/
Pntay801/
Pnnty800/
Penthaya776/
Penttaya772/
Pentaaya771/
Puente73105,230/
Pienta73990/
Pentti73988/
Penter73940/
Pintoy73900/
Pented73404/
Pentea73294/
Pentis73167/
Pentes73165/
Penthe73156/
Pienti73117/
Pintyi7395/
Pentio7384/
Pentie7383/
Penthi7380/
Pentei7368/
Pentha7362/
Pintay7353/
Pyntyi7350/
Poente7343/
Pentaa7341/
Pentta7336/
Pintiy7327/
Pöntys7324/
Pentai7321/
Pentoi7316/
Pentee7316/
Pentit7311/
Pennta739/
Pentid739/
Pentje739/
Peunte737/
Pentet736/
Pennte736/
Pennti735/
Piente734/
Pnntyd734/
Pinthy734/
Pyntiy733/
Puenti732/
Pionty732/
Peenta731/
Pendti731/
Pentip731/
Pentoj731/
Bpenta731/
Pentez731/
Paenti731/
Pentij731/
Puenté731/
Peenti731/
Pentyhova711/
Penthei678,810/
Penthoi673,235/
Penthai67581/
Penther67421/
Pentith67105/
Pintaya6730/
Penthui6724/
Penteas6716/
Pentesh6713/
Pentais6711/
Penthee673/
Pentiss673/
Pesntez672/
Pnta672/
Pentaia671/
Penthes671/
Pentheu671/
Pfenter671/
Pientea671/
Pisntoy671/
Pendter671/
Pnte671/
Pientha671/
Peentee671/
Penteer671/
Pennter671/
Pientai671/
Pintaay671/
Pnti671/
Paentea671/
Penthet671/
Penthip671/
Penteth670/
Pentoid670/
Pientie670/

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  • 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Penty
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