Pentz Surname

106,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Pentz Surname Definition:

(1) Corruption of Barents (Bernhard). (2) “Porridge” (“Pent”) in Old Dutch.

Pentz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3251:155,89615,938
South Africa1,0771:50,3046,380
Germany4011:200,76223,045
Canada1671:220,63221,263
Hungary1071:91,7419,020
England741:752,94741,527
Austria441:193,53324,446
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Chile241:734,02016,565
France191:3,495,933219,029
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4571:109,88810,957

Pentz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) Corruption of Barents (Bernhard). (2) “Porridge” (“Pent”) in Old Dutch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) Descendant of Benzo, a pet form of names beginning with Bar (bear) and Band (banner); one who came from Pentz, in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peentz9110/
Pentze915/
Pientz913/
Puentz912/
Pentcz911/
Pfentz910/
Poentz910/
Penz895,537/
Pencz80638/
Pintz80311/
Pienz80167/
Peenz80145/
Pents80131/
Paenz808/
Pennz801/
Pnz752/
Pentse7323/
Pintze7322/
Pencze7311/
Puents734/
Pinz671,220/
Penc67736/
Pentsch6748/
Pents'e6711/
Pent'se674/
Peñz674/
Pnhz672/
Penč672/
Pntx671/
Pntc671/
P'Nz671/
Pänz671/

Pentz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pentz in the Arabic language
بينتزbyntz-

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Pentz Reference & Research

Pentz FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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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