Penzhorn Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Penzhorn Surname Definition:

Contraction of “Benz von Hornstein”, Benz being nickname for Old German Berchtold.

Penzhorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2381:227,63723,639
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England61:9,286,343223,652
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Penzhorn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Contraction of “Benz von Hornstein”, Benz being nickname for Old German Berchtold.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Penzhorn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penzhorn is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penzhorn? popularity and diffusion

Penzhorn is the 857,026th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 22,916,811 people. The surname Penzhorn is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Penzhorn live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 238 people, or 1 in 227,637. In South Africa Penzhorn is most common in: Gauteng, where 36 percent live, Western Cape, where 20 percent live and Limpopo, where 14 percent live. Beside South Africa it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Penzhorn Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Penzhorn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 11.36% more than the national average, earning R 264,636 per year; in United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.5% more than the national average, earning $56,388 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penshorn88608/
Paensorn7518/
Penchurin712/
Pinsorn677/
Pemsorn671/
Penjurn671/
Pintsorn631/
Puunsorn631/
Pendjurin597/
Pinchurin591/
Paensurin591/
Pimsorn53532/
Pinsarn5325/
Pinjarin505/
Pimchurn501/
Pinsiarn501/

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Footnotes

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