Penzev Surname

522,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Penzev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penzev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3721:387,42837,653
Ukraine2391:190,47225,915
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
England11:55,718,059489,080
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

Penzev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penzev (Russian: Пензев) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penzev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 522,545th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 11,716,312 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Penzev live; 87 percent live in Eastern Europe and 82 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 372 people, or 1 in 387,428. In Russia it is mostly found in: Krasnodar Krai, where 16 percent are found, Belgorod Oblast, where 14 percent are found and Stavropol Krai, where 10 percent are found. Barring Russia Penzev occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 38 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent are found.

Penzev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Penzev are 15.39% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 62.16% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penzeva921,010/
Penziev9218/
Penzaev9210/
Penzhiev8610/
Penzov83449/
Penčev8343/
Pencev8318/
Penzep831/
Penziv831/
Pendzhiev8025/
Penchev776,494/
Penczew7710/
Pentsev7710/
Penceva779/
Pynzaev774/
Penčeva772/
Pençeva771/
Penzhiv771/
Penseev771/
Pengiev771/
Pencheva716,881/
Pentchev7177/
Pentseva7129/
Pindzhev7125/
Pinzhiev718/
Pynzhaev711/
Pentcheva6760/
Penčevová6744/
Pensov6734/
Pindzheva6725/
Pentschev6712/
Pencef6711/
Pincev676/
Pensep671/
Penciv671/
Penšov671/
Pinzov671/
Penzip671/
Pensiv671/
Pencevova671/

Penzev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penzev in the Russian language
Пензевpenzev-

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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 Penzev
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