Pentzel Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Pentzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pentzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania611:867,89543,770
United States241:15,102,456529,929
England71:7,959,723202,100
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Pentzel Last Name Facts

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

Pentzel is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pentzel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pentzel is the 1,871,545th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The last name Pentzel occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Pentzel reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 867,895. In Tanzania Pentzel is mostly found in: Tanga Region, where 98 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Pentzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pentzel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pentzel surname expanded 480 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pentzel Last Name Statistics demography

Pentzel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.55% more than the national average, earning $47,702 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pentzell933/
Penzel921,603/
Penzell8692/
Pendzel8637/
Pentsel8620/
Penczel869/
Pfenzel860/
Penzl8365/
Penczell801/
Pinzel77183/
Pynzel7732/
Pencel7726/
Pençel7716/
Penzil775/
Pénzel771/
Pintzl771/
Pentsil71777/
Pinczel71108/
Penchel7185/
Penciel716/
Pencell711/
Penceel711/
Pintsel711/
Pinzl67497/
Pencil621,198/
Pincel6263/
Pencyl6216/
Pinceel57249/
Penchil572/
Pénczél571/
Penčylė571/
Pencill570/
Pincell570/
Pincelová5011/

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Pentzel 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pentzel
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis