Penzold Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Penzold Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penzold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany781:1,032,12170,345
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Penzold Last Name Facts

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

Penzold occurs most in Germany. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penzold? popularity and diffusion

The surname Penzold is the 2,020,555th most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname Penzold is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Penzold live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Penzold is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 1,032,121. In Germany Penzold is primarily found in: Saxony, where 35 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 24 percent are found and Bavaria, where 14 percent are found. Not including Germany it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Penzold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Penzold has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Penzold last name declined 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pentzold9363/
Penzoldt934/
Penzol9234/
Pentzhold888/
Pensold86163/
Penziol8627/
Penzotl861/
Penjol77139/
Pensol7757/
Pinzol774/
Penzal770/
Pendjol71313/
Penzioł7115/
Penjole7111/
Pensoldova711/
Pensole711/
Pensoll710/
Pensoil710/
Pencoll710/
Pncol671/
Pendzioł671/

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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
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  • 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 Penzold
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