Penwell Surname

194,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Penwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0391:177,76317,808
Canada651:566,85547,218
England391:1,428,66862,556
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:276,99319,333
Jersey131:3,991684
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2551:196,93617,192

Penwell (685) may also be a first name.

Penwell Last Name Facts

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

Penwell is most common in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penwell? popularity and diffusion

Penwell is the 194,280th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,369,184 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Penwell are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 316,139th most numerous first name in the world, held by 685 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,039 people, or 1 in 177,763. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 33 percent reside, West Virginia, where 7 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Penwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Penwell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Penwell last name grew 800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Penwell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Penwell are 26.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Penwell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.34% less than the national average, earning $38,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.31% less than the national average, earning $49,527 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pennwell933/
Peenwell931/
Penwel925/
Penwill86290/
Penuell8651/
Pinwell8650/
Pemwell8610/
Pennuell807/
Phenwill801/
Penwheel801/
Pennwill800/
Peinwhel800/
Penuel771,924/
Penwil771/
Pinwll771/
Pnwl731/
Pinwill71112/
Pennuel7119/
Penouel7114/
Pinbell717/
Pemwill713/
Painwel711/
Pinuel6235/
Pembel625/
Peñuel621/
Pimbell573/
Pimwill570/
Pnvl552/

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Penwell Reference & Research

Penwell-Pennell DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Penwell-Pennell 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 Penwell
  • 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