Pénzes Surname

139,553rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Pénzes Surname User-submission:

Hungarian surname, meaning 'he/she who is having money', 'he/she who is rich'. It is derived from the Hungarian noun 'pénz', meaning money. This noun is directly derived from the Slavic 'penez', which is ultimately rooted in the Latin word 'pannus' (literally 'piece of cloth', since clothing also served as exchange value in the past).

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Pénzes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary3,0461:3,223371
Slovakia931:57,38111,067
Romania461:436,47534,584
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Penzes (802), Pénzeš (167), Penzeš (223), Pénzéš (5), Penžeš (1) & Penzéš (1) are calculated separately.

Pénzes Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Hungarian surname, meaning 'he/she who is having money', 'he/she who is rich'. It is derived from the Hungarian noun 'pénz', meaning money. This noun is directly derived from the Slavic 'penez', which is ultimately rooted in the Latin word 'pannus' (literally 'piece of cloth', since clothing also served as exchange value in the past).

- kalman1959

Pénzes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pénzes occurs more in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Penzes, Pénzeš, Penzeš, Pénzéš, Penžeš or Penzéš. Click here for further potential spellings of Pénzes.

How Common Is The Last Name Pénzes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 139,553rd most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,275,936 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pénzes reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 95 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name Pénzes is most commonly held in Hungary, where it is carried by 3,046 people, or 1 in 3,223. In Hungary it is primarily concentrated in: Budapest, where 16 percent reside, Pest County, where 15 percent reside and Hajdú-Bihar County, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Hungary Pénzes occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 3 percent reside and Romania, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penzes94802/
Pénzeš94167/
Penzeš89223/
Pénzéš895/
Pinzes8341/
Penžeš831/
Penzéš831/
Pénzesová8055/
Pnze801/
Penzesh7712/
Pynzesh7710/
Pinzces775/
Pinzets771/
Penze736,901/
Pinze73124/
Pnzis731/
Pénzeová711/
Pinzer67797/
Penzer67514/
Pénzešová67164/
Pinces6793/
Penzie6790/
Penzei6780/
Penzesova6767/
Peenze6765/
Penzesová6719/
Pänzer6716/
Penzey6715/
Pinges6713/
Penzis6713/
Pinzie677/
Pences677/
Penzeh676/
Penges674/
Penzep671/
Penzez671/
Pinzis671/
Penzea671/
Penses671/
Pénzešova671/
Pynzei671/

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