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

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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 Last Name Facts

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

Pénzes occurs in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Penzes, Pénzeš, Penzeš, Pénzéš, Penžeš or Penzéš. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pénzes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 139,553rd most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,275,936 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pénzes are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name Pénzes is most prevalent in Hungary, where it is carried by 3,046 people, or 1 in 3,223. In Hungary Pénzes is most numerous in: Budapest, where 16 percent are found, Pest County, where 15 percent are found and Hajdú-Bihar County, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Hungary this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 3 percent are found and Romania, where 1 percent are found.

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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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pénzes
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