Pentz Surname
Approximately 4,365 people bear this surname
Pentz Surname Definition:
(1) Corruption of Barents (Bernhard). (2) “Porridge” (“Pent”) in Old Dutch.
Pentz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,325 | 1:155,896 | 15,938 |
| South Africa | 1,077 | 1:50,304 | 6,380 |
| Germany | 401 | 1:200,762 | 23,045 |
| Canada | 167 | 1:220,632 | 21,263 |
| Hungary | 107 | 1:91,741 | 9,020 |
| England | 74 | 1:752,947 | 41,527 |
| Austria | 44 | 1:193,533 | 24,446 |
| Argentina | 33 | 1:1,295,255 | 74,988 |
| Chile | 24 | 1:734,020 | 16,565 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Croatia | 11 | 1:384,419 | 33,360 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 457 | 1:109,888 | 10,957 |
Pentz Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(1) Corruption of Barents (Bernhard). (2) “Porridge” (“Pent”) in Old Dutch.
(German) Descendant of Benzo, a pet form of names beginning with Bar (bear) and Band (banner); one who came from Pentz, in Germany.
Pentz Demographics
Average Male Pentz Height
176.43 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Pentz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pentz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pentz (Arabic: بينتز) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pentz? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 106,985th most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,669,541 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Pentz reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,325 people, or 1 in 155,896. In The United States Pentz is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 25 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent reside and Germany, where 9 percent reside.
Pentz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pentz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pentz surname grew 509 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Pentz Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Pentz surname are 22.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.04% being registered with the political party.
The amount Pentz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.2% more than the national average, earning 346,776 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 56.41% more than the national average, earning R 371,688 per year; in United States they earn 5.5% more than the national average, earning $45,524 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.17% more than the national average, earning $49,769 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peentz | 91 | 10 | / |
| Pentze | 91 | 5 | / |
| Pientz | 91 | 3 | / |
| Puentz | 91 | 2 | / |
| Pentcz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Pfentz | 91 | 0 | / |
| Poentz | 91 | 0 | / |
| Penz | 89 | 5,537 | / |
| Pencz | 80 | 638 | / |
| Pintz | 80 | 311 | / |
| Pienz | 80 | 167 | / |
| Peenz | 80 | 145 | / |
| Pents | 80 | 131 | / |
| Paenz | 80 | 8 | / |
| Pennz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pnz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pentse | 73 | 23 | / |
| Pintze | 73 | 22 | / |
| Pencze | 73 | 11 | / |
| Puents | 73 | 4 | / |
| Pinz | 67 | 1,220 | / |
| Penc | 67 | 736 | / |
| Pentsch | 67 | 48 | / |
| Pents'e | 67 | 11 | / |
| Pent'se | 67 | 4 | / |
| Peñz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pnhz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Penč | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pntx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pntc | 67 | 1 | / |
| P'Nz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pänz | 67 | 1 | / |
Pentz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pentz in the Arabic language | ||
| بينتز | byntz | - |
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Pentz Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pentz
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