Penzias Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Penzias Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penzias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Austria311:274,69131,731
Israel111:777,96750,646
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Penziás (19) are calculated separately.

Penzias Last Name Facts

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

Penzias has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as: Penziás. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penzias? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,849,867th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Penzias are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Penzias is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 7,711,892. In The United States it is most common in: Massachusetts, where 38 percent live, New York, where 23 percent live and California, where 17 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 31 percent live and Israel, where 11 percent live.

Penzias Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Penzias last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Penzias earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.63% more than the national average, earning $61,111 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penziás9519/
Penzia924/
Penzas922/
Pinzas77445/
Pensas7795/
Pensia7755/
Penzya7733/
Pencas7729/
Penzea771/
Penjia771/
Penchas7132/
Penchia711/
Piensia711/
Penjihap671/

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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 Penzias
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