Penwill Surname

914,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Penwill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penwill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1911:291,71822,402
Canada441:837,40065,151
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Wales71:442,07621,198
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1081:225,69817,096
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Penwill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penwill is most common in England. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Penwill? popularity and diffusion

It is the 914,967th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 25,129,469 people. The last name Penwill is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Penwill live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 191 people, or 1 in 291,718. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Devon, where 40 percent reside, Hampshire, where 12 percent reside and Greater London, where 7 percent reside. Not including England it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Penwill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Penwill has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 350 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Penwill Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Penwill earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.09% more than the national average, earning $58,670 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phenwill931/
Pennwill930/
Penwil921/
Penwell862,163/
Pinwill86112/
Pemwill863/
Pennwell803/
Peenwell801/
Penwel775/
Pinwll771/
Pnwl731/
Penuell7151/
Pinwell7150/
Pemwell7110/
Pimwill710/
Pennuell677/
Penwheel671/
Peinwhel670/
Penuel621,924/
Pennuel5719/
Penouel5714/
Pinbell577/
Pimbell573/
Painwel571/
Pnvl552/

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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
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  • 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 Penwill
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