Pesnel Surname

350,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,040 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Pesnel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pesnel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,0001:66,4239,165
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Pesnel (14) may also be a first name.

Pesnel Last Name Facts

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

Pesnel occurs most in France. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pesnel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 350,743rd most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 7,007,256 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Pesnel live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring forename at a global level, held by 14 people.

This last name is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 1,000 people, or 1 in 66,423. In France Pesnel is primarily found in: Normandy, where 60 percent live, Île-de-France, where 18 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 3 percent live. Barring France this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in New Caledonia, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Pesnel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pesnel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 325 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pesnel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pesnel last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Pesnel earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 77.5% more than the national average, earning $76,588 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pesnell92742/
Peasnel920/
Penel912,371/
Peasnell86152/
Pessnell860/
Penuel831,924/
Peniel831,221/
Penell8359/
Peinel8345/
Penoel8325/
Pasnel8318/
Petnel8315/
Pienel836/
Pisnel833/
Phenel832/
Posnel831/
Penelt831/
Peneul831/
Peinelt77665/
Paisnel77268/
Poisnel77263/
Pehnelt7757/
Penuell7751/
Pienoel7728/
Phennel7723/
Phenuel7718/
Peznell7718/
Peinell777/
Puisnel775/
Pienell774/
Posnell774/
Pasnell772/
Pheniel772/
Peinael771/
Penaell771/
Peeniel771/
Peneșel771/
Peeneel771/
Pegnell770/
Peanell770/
Peunell770/
Pinel7312,409/
Peinl7365/
Penil7321/
Pénel731/
Pynel731/
Penelova71184/
Peenhele711/
Phennell711/
Paisnell710/
Possnell710/
Pinell672,534/
Piniel672,157/
Painel67206/
Paynel6793/
Phenil6789/
Pignel6780/
Petnil6764/
Penill6750/
Pineul6745/
Pinuel6735/
Peniol6730/
Pengil6725/
Penyol6714/
Pasnil6713/
Pinoel675/
Poinel673/
Pynell673/
Picnel672/
Pinelh672/
Pynhel672/
Pitnel671/
Peñuel671/
Petnll671/
Phinel671/
Phenyl671/
Pegnil670/

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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 Pesnel
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