Pentzold Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pentzold Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pentzold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Pentzold Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pentzold is found most in Germany. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pentzold? popularity and diffusion

Pentzold is the 2,414,640th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name Pentzold is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Pentzold live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 1,642,969. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Brandenburg, where 39 percent reside, Saxony, where 29 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Austria, where 2 percent reside.

Pentzold Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pentzold surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Pentzold earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 63.93% more than the national average, earning $70,736 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pentzhold948/
Penzold9386/
Penzoldt884/
Penzol8634/
Pinzol714/
Penzal710/
Pentsal675/
Pendzioł631/
Pinzal5719/
Pendzhalova531/
Pinzagli503/
Pinchald501/

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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 Pentzold
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