Pimentel Surname
Approximately 316,791 people bear this surname
Pimentel Surname Definition:
One who sold pimentos.
Castilian name traced to Portuguese knight, Rodrigo Alfonso Pimental, first Count of Benavente.
Read More About This SurnamePimentel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 100,761 | 1:2,125 | 206 |
| Dominican Republic | 41,390 | 1:252 | 51 |
| Mexico | 32,430 | 1:3,828 | 521 |
| Philippines | 22,564 | 1:4,487 | 358 |
| Angola | 21,888 | 1:1,233 | 219 |
| United States | 18,768 | 1:19,313 | 2,421 |
| Venezuela | 14,551 | 1:2,076 | 363 |
| Panama | 11,058 | 1:354 | 68 |
| Portugal | 9,521 | 1:1,094 | 182 |
| Peru | 8,886 | 1:3,577 | 590 |
| Mozambique | 8,652 | 1:3,151 | 752 |
| Cuba | 3,802 | 1:3,031 | 419 |
| Spain | 3,270 | 1:14,297 | 1,637 |
| Colombia | 3,232 | 1:14,782 | 1,320 |
| Bolivia | 2,516 | 1:4,220 | 627 |
| Argentina | 1,998 | 1:21,393 | 1,783 |
| Canada | 1,894 | 1:19,454 | 2,712 |
| El Salvador | 1,752 | 1:3,621 | 435 |
| Chile | 1,660 | 1:10,612 | 903 |
| Ecuador | 1,456 | 1:10,924 | 1,755 |
| Guatemala | 1,057 | 1:15,215 | 1,377 |
| Saudi Arabia | 835 | 1:36,953 | 5,288 |
| France | 454 | 1:146,306 | 22,633 |
| Uruguay | 449 | 1:7,643 | 856 |
| Paraguay | 337 | 1:21,474 | 849 |
| Costa Rica | 253 | 1:18,894 | 683 |
| Puerto Rico | 160 | 1:22,188 | 755 |
| England | 131 | 1:425,329 | 28,711 |
| Germany | 104 | 1:774,091 | 57,434 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 93 | 1:1,908 | 230 |
| Australia | 68 | 1:396,996 | 32,204 |
| South Africa | 65 | 1:833,503 | 55,653 |
| Singapore | 64 | 1:86,058 | 3,478 |
| Cape Verde | 61 | 1:8,683 | 311 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Bermuda | 58 | 1:1,126 | 179 |
| Switzerland | 56 | 1:146,659 | 14,074 |
| Netherlands | 55 | 1:307,040 | 36,360 |
| Thailand | 42 | 1:1,681,865 | 216,672 |
| Italy | 39 | 1:1,568,120 | 82,279 |
| Haiti | 38 | 1:281,155 | 9,538 |
| Belgium | 29 | 1:396,436 | 41,978 |
| Aruba | 23 | 1:4,499 | 638 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Japan | 10 | 1:12,784,429 | 45,945 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Belize | 6 | 1:59,246 | 2,743 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1:1,763,288 | 5,823 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 1:432,005 | 185 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Macau | 3 | 1:200,543 | 803 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
The alternate forms: Pímentel (2), Pîmentel (1), Pimèntel (1) & Pimentél (1) are calculated separately.
Pimentel (1,486) may also be a first name.
Pimentel Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who sold pimentos.
Castilian name traced to Portuguese knight, Rodrigo Alfonso Pimental, first Count of Benavente.
User-submitted Reference
Pimentel originates in Portugal and Spain. It has also been used by Sephardic Jews. The name means 'pepper'. Many Sephardic Jews in Portugal sold spices, which may be the origin of the name.
- vnahleyPimentel Demographics
Average Pimentel Salary in
United States
$40,092 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pimentel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pimentel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pimentel (Russian: Пиментел) has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can be found as a variant: Pímentel, Pîmentel, Pimèntel or Pimentél. For other possible spellings of Pimentel click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pimentel? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pimentel is the 1,738th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,004 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Pimentel live; 43 percent live in South America and 32 percent live in Luso-South America. Pimentel is also the 201,767th most frequently held given name worldwide, borne by 1,486 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 100,761 people, or 1 in 2,125. In Brazil Pimentel is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 17 percent are found, Rio de Janeiro, where 13 percent are found and Pará, where 11 percent are found. Other than Brazil this last name is found in 98 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 13 percent are found and Mexico, where 10 percent are found.
Pimentel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Pimentel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pimentel last name increased 98,779 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Pimentel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Pimentel last name are 43.57% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.8% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Pimentel earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 30.37% more than the national average, earning €39,149 per year; in Peru they earn 1.9% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,753 per year; in South Africa they earn 38.25% more than the national average, earning R 328,524 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.58% less than the national average, earning $20,982,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.08% less than the national average, earning $40,092 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.5% more than the national average, earning $51,422 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pímentel | 96 | 2 | / |
| Pîmentel | 96 | 1 | / |
| Pimèntel | 96 | 1 | / |
| Pimentél | 96 | 1 | / |
| Pimientel | 94 | 197 | / |
| Pimentell | 94 | 30 | / |
| Pimmentel | 94 | 27 | / |
| Piementel | 94 | 11 | / |
| Pimenttel | 94 | 8 | / |
| Ppimentel | 94 | 4 | / |
| Pimeentel | 94 | 4 | / |
| Pimentael | 94 | 3 | / |
| Peimentel | 94 | 3 | / |
| Pimemntel | 94 | 1 | / |
| Pimeuntel | 94 | 1 | / |
| Pimentiel | 94 | 1 | / |
| Piomentel | 94 | 1 | / |
| Pimenthel | 94 | 1 | / |
| Poimentel | 94 | 1 | / |
| Pimenntel | 94 | 1 | / |
| Pimentl | 93 | 11 | / |
| Pimntel | 93 | 7 | / |
| Pitmentell | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pementel | 88 | 175 | / |
| Pimintel | 88 | 126 | / |
| Pimentil | 88 | 97 | / |
| Pimemtel | 88 | 66 | / |
| Piemntel | 88 | 5 | / |
| Pumentel | 88 | 2 | / |
| Pjmentel | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pimentelová | 84 | 1 | / |
| Pementell | 82 | 11 | / |
| Pemintel | 75 | 225 | / |
| Pementil | 75 | 71 | / |
| Pimintil | 75 | 5 | / |
| Pimënthël | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pemintil | 63 | 7 | / |
Pimentel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pimentel in the Russian language | ||
| Пиментел | pimentel | - |
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