Penza Surname

139,381st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malta

Penza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9201:393,97734,555
Russia7761:185,72620,740
Italy2811:217,63930,585
Tanzania1681:315,12923,975
Argentina1561:273,99622,048
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Malta1261:3,415252
Philippines1231:823,07577,828
Ukraine1161:392,43747,637
Zambia801:198,12413,036
Poland701:542,98251,331
Uruguay671:51,2205,686
Australia441:613,53943,545
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
England171:3,277,533109,658
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
France161:4,151,420237,746
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Penza (96) may also be a first name.

Penza Last Name Facts

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

Penza (Arabic: بنزا, Georgian: პენზა, Russian: Пенза) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Penza click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penza? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 139,381st most numerous last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,272,387 people. The surname Penza is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Penza live; 29 percent live in Eastern Europe and 27 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 968,397th most widespread given name internationally, borne by 96 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 920 people, or 1 in 393,977. In The United States Penza is most prevalent in: New Jersey, where 17 percent live, Massachusetts, where 14 percent live and New York, where 11 percent live. Barring The United States Penza is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 24 percent live and Italy, where 9 percent live.

Penza Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Penza has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 92,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penza Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (96%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Penza surname are 8.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Penza earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 4.26% less than the national average, earning €28,752 per year; in South Africa they earn 61.83% less than the national average, earning R 90,708 per year and in United States they earn 9.67% more than the national average, earning $47,321 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penzai9171/
Pennza9167/
Pienza9124/
Paenza917/
Pentza917/
Penzay916/
Penzia914/
Poenza913/
Penzas912/
Penzea911/
Pencza911/
Pentzas8335/
Penzzza8328/
Pendzai8310/
Pendzay836/
Pentzay831/
Penzo807,298/
Penze806,901/
Pensa804,424/
Pinza803,382/
Penca801,078/
Penxa80678/
Penzi80406/
Penja8071/
Penţa8041/
Pemza803/
Penzy802/
Pynza802/
Piendzia7711/
Penzieha771/
Pencea731,218/
Penzes73802/
Penzer73514/
Pinzas73445/
Penzeš73223/
Penzyi73199/
Penzzi73127/
Pentsa73101/
Pensas7395/
Penzie7390/
Pienzi7381/
Penzei7380/
Peenze7365/
Puenzo7355/
Pensia7355/
Pengia7333/
Pencha7320/
Penzey7315/
Pencai7313/
Penzis7313/
Pencia7312/
Pensez7310/
Penzoh739/
Penxha738/
Penzzo737/
Pensah737/
Penzeh736/
Pindza736/
Penjai736/
Penzić734/
Pensha732/
Pinzaz732/
Pintza732/
Pendja732/
Pendsa732/
Pendzi732/
Peenzi732/
Pinzau732/
Penjay731/
Pensad731/
Pentca731/
Penzip731/
Pemcza731/
Pencay731/
Penzhi731/
Penzep731/
Penzez731/
Penzzy731/
Penzéš731/
Penjap731/
Pensat731/
Penssa731/
Peenja731/
Penjad731/
Pensap731/
Pensau731/
Pengea730/
Pendzei67136/
Penchai6765/
Pentsas6758/
Pindzia6739/
Pendsay6735/
Penchas6732/
Pintzas6727/
Penjaha6724/
Pentzos6722/
Penzesh6712/
Pendzey674/
Pentsha673/
Pnca673/
Pnsa673/
Penchay673/
Pnja672/
Penzich672/
Penzier672/
Paencia672/
Penchat672/
Pnzi672/
Penshad671/
Penzish671/
Pnzo671/
Pendzih671/
Pentzey671/
Pentzou671/
Penzger671/
Penzout671/
Pennzoh671/
Pensaid671/
Piensia671/
Pnze671/
Piensai671/
Pfenzet670/
Penchau670/

Penza Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penza in the Georgian language
პენზაpenza-
Penza in the Russian language
Пензаpenza-
Penza in the Arabic language
بنزاbnza-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Penza
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