Pentzen Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Pentzen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pentzen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway151:342,81932,589
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Pentzén (1) are calculated separately.

Pentzen Last Name Facts

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

Pentzen occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Pentzén. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pentzen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Pentzen reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 342,819. In Norway Pentzen is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent reside. Besides Norway it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Pentzen Last Name Statistics demography

Pentzen earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 6.94% more than the national average, earning 370,106 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pentzén951/
Pentzien93135/
Penzen9211/
Penzien86344/
Pentzin8653/
Penzienė801/
Pendzeng801/
Penzin772,313/
Penzon77141/
Penzyn77108/
Pençen775/
Penzan773/
Pinzen771/
Pencen771/
Penttsien751/
Pendzyn719/
Pienzin717/
Penchen715/
Pentson713/
Pienczyn6718/
Penzzzin675/
Pendzyna673/
Penczyna673/
Pnzon671/
Penttsin671/
Pencienė671/

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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 Pentzen
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