Penzel Surname

247,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,603 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Penzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2681:63,4908,152
United States1901:1,907,679123,720
Ukraine381:1,197,966104,401
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Austria151:567,69652,281
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France21:33,211,361423,184
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

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

Penzel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penzel (Russian: Пензель) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Pénzel. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penzel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 247,967th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,546,192 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Penzel reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 1,268 people, or 1 in 63,490. In Germany it is mostly found in: Saxony, where 37 percent live, Bavaria, where 14 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent live. Barring Germany this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live and Ukraine, where 2 percent live.

Penzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Penzel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Penzel surname expanded 1,056 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penzel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Penzel last name are 29.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.67% being registered with the party.

Penzel earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.64% more than the national average, earning $52,056 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pénzel941/
Pentzel9298/
Penzell9292/
Pendzel9237/
Penczel929/
Pfenzel920/
Penzl9165/
Pentzell863/
Penczell861/
Pengel831,736/
Pensel83643/
Pinzel83183/
Pynzel8332/
Pencel8326/
Pençel8316/
Penzil835/
Penßel831/
Penzelová804/
Pinczel77108/
Penchel7785/
Penseel7764/
Pengiel7757/
Pentsel7720/
Pensell7719/
Penciel776/
Penceel771/
Pencell771/
Pienßel771/
Penshel770/
Pinzl73497/
Pensl7396/
Pnjel735/
Pnsel732/
Penschel711/
Pingel678,451/
Pencil671,198/
Pensyl67640/
Pemsel67325/
Pinsel67293/
Püngel6768/
Pincel6763/
Pensil6746/
Pengil6725/
Pencyl6716/
Pinjel676/
Pünsel674/
Pnjeel672/
Píngel671/
Pintzl671/

Penzel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penzel in the Russian language
Пензельpenzel-

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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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  • 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 Penzel
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