Pezennec Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Pezennec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pezennec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2551:260,48140,169
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

The alternate forms: Pézennec (2) are calculated separately.

Pezennec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pezennec occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Pézennec. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pezennec? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 980,795th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. The last name Pezennec is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Pezennec reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

Pezennec is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 255 people, or 1 in 260,481. In France Pezennec is primarily concentrated in: Brittany, where 62 percent reside, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 13 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 9 percent reside. Aside from France it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pézennec962/
Boezennec8265/
Pečenec8049/
Beznec71109/
Pesnec7122/
Boëzennec712/
Peznek711/
Peçenek67841/
Pouzenc67339/
Pecenco6772/
Pezengo6743/
Petznek6738/
Pozneac6720/
Pečenac674/
Peizeng673/
Pećenac672/
Pecenek672/
Pazinec672/
Pozonec672/
Pezengu671/
Pecenca671/
Pznc671/
Pazenco671/
Pitznec670/

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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 Pezennec
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