Pesneau Surname

752,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Pesneau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pesneau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3741:177,60127,675
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400

Pesneau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pesneau occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pesneau? popularity and diffusion

It is the 752,779th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 19,127,417 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pesneau are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

Pesneau is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 374 people, or 1 in 177,601. In France Pesneau is most numerous in: Pays de la Loire, where 48 percent live, Centre-Val de Loire, where 18 percent live and Brittany, where 15 percent live. Besides France it exists in one country. It also occurs in Belgium, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pesneaud9310/
Peneau921,136/
Peneaud86183/
Peyneau86169/
Peineau86155/
Peneaux86133/
Pesnaux8631/
Pegneau8611/
Peneaut862/
Pheneau861/
Penau83155/
Pesna838/
Peneu836/
Peigneau8022/
Peyneaud8015/
Pesnault804/
Peneault803/
Poisneau802/
Pheneaus801/
Penaud772,638/
Péneau7753/
Penaux7721/
Penaut775/
Pyneau773/
Penaus772/
Peynau772/
Pesnou771/
Peuneu771/
Peigneaux7580/
Peissenneaux741/
Pena73223,598/
Penault71766/
Poineau71426/
Pineaud71410/
Payneau71322/
Peynaud71261/
Peinaud7180/
Peyneou7121/
Pigneau7113/
Pessnha715/
Péneaud712/
Pineaut711/
Pineault673,380/
Penga671,679/
Penou671,149/
Pysna67536/
Peana67430/
Pinau67389/
Piena67279/
Pegna67267/
Posna67248/
Peignaux67163/
Peignaud67154/
Penat67136/
Peuna6791/
Pasna6785/
Pineu6785/
Peina6785/
Penaz6780/
Pența6757/
Penah6757/
Paigneau6745/
Peena6739/
Poigneau6737/
Phena6735/
Peignaut6725/
Paineaud6724/
Petna6722/
Pisna6721/
Pigneaux6721/
Peyna6717/
Penad6715/
Penaa6715/
Poineaud678/
Penap674/
Pěsna673/
Pehna672/
Penoa671/
Ppena671/
Pezna671/
Pecna671/
Pesno671/
Pgena671/
Pyschneu671/
Puigneau671/
Bpena671/
Phetshna671/
Vpena671/

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