Pinchen Surname

471,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 712 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Pinchen Surname Definition:

From the Flemish, Pingeon, Pinson; from the French, Pinçon; in the Domesday Book, Pinstan, Pinc’u’n, Pinchengi; personal name Diminutive of Peine.

Pinchen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3781:147,40214,157
Australia1851:145,92315,562
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Zimbabwe341:454,06638,992
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Wales81:386,81619,671
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1321:184,66215,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Pinchen (954) may also be a first name.

Pinchen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Flemish, Pingeon, Pinson; from the French, Pinçon; in the Domesday Book, Pinstan, Pinc’u’n, Pinchengi; personal name Diminutive of Peine.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Pinchen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pinchen (Russian: Пинчен) is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pinchen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 471,234th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 10,235,317 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Pinchen live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 261,449th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 954 people.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 378 people, or 1 in 147,402. In England Pinchen is most frequent in: Tyne and Wear, where 17 percent are found, Durham, where 11 percent are found and Greater London, where 11 percent are found. Apart from England it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 26 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Pinchen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pinchen has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Pinchen last name increased 286 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 121 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pinchen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Salvation Army (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pinchen last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Pinchen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.68% more than the national average, earning R 396,096 per year; in United States they earn 11.41% less than the national average, earning $38,225 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.29% less than the national average, earning $49,540 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pinchen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pinchen in the Russian language
Пинченpincen-

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