Pimentel Surname

1,738th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316,791 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Pimentel Surname Definition:

One who sold pimentos.

Castilian name traced to Portuguese knight, Rodrigo Alfonso Pimental, first Count of Benavente.

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Pimentel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil100,7611:2,125206
Dominican Republic41,3901:25251
Mexico32,4301:3,828521
Philippines22,5641:4,487358
Angola21,8881:1,233219
United States18,7681:19,3132,421
Venezuela14,5511:2,076363
Panama11,0581:35468
Portugal9,5211:1,094182
Peru8,8861:3,577590
Mozambique8,6521:3,151752
Cuba3,8021:3,031419
Spain3,2701:14,2971,637
Colombia3,2321:14,7821,320
Bolivia2,5161:4,220627
Argentina1,9981:21,3931,783
Canada1,8941:19,4542,712
El Salvador1,7521:3,621435
Chile1,6601:10,612903
Ecuador1,4561:10,9241,755
Guatemala1,0571:15,2151,377
Saudi Arabia8351:36,9535,288
France4541:146,30622,633
Uruguay4491:7,643856
Paraguay3371:21,474849
Costa Rica2531:18,894683
Puerto Rico1601:22,188755
England1311:425,32928,711
Germany1041:774,09157,434
São Tomé and Príncipe931:1,908230
Australia681:396,99632,204
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Singapore641:86,0583,478
Cape Verde611:8,683311
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Bermuda581:1,126179
Switzerland561:146,65914,074
Netherlands551:307,04036,360
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
Italy391:1,568,12082,279
Haiti381:281,1559,538
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Aruba231:4,499638
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Austria151:567,69652,281
Israel141:611,26042,949
Guam121:13,3432,098
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Belize61:59,2462,743
China61:227,886,92811,701
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Guinea-Bissau41:432,005185
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Macau31:200,543803
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Comoros11:749,524685
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

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.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

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.

- vnahley

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

Pimentel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pimentel in the Russian language
Пиментелpimentel-

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