Pen Surname

24,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Pen Surname Definition:

Pen is a Celtic topographical word, signifying "a conical top, generally in a range of hills, as Penchrise-pen, Skelfhill-pen, &c." Jamieson. But there are several parishes, &c., to which this signification does not apply, in the counties of Buckingham and Stafford.

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Pen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia13,3601:1,159292
Saudi Arabia1,4311:21,5622,950
United States1,3411:270,29025,378
Indonesia1,1041:119,79112,081
Netherlands7211:23,4223,761
Philippines4731:214,03433,353
France4441:149,60123,173
Papua New Guinea3331:24,4862,694
China3071:4,453,816438
India3001:2,556,88581,006
Israel2321:36,8865,098
Canada1961:187,98818,553
Dominican Republic1621:64,4013,114
Malaysia1601:184,33911,025
Ukraine1531:297,53438,040
United Arab Emirates1331:68,8896,446
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Thailand1091:648,058109,152
England1051:530,64833,151
Australia971:278,30624,956
Cameroon911:228,23222,810
Qatar781:30,2313,215
Mexico731:1,700,35917,324
Mauritania601:68,2484,675
Brazil591:3,628,379101,412
Argentina401:1,068,58565,578
Slovenia361:69,1029,774
Taiwan361:651,2434,752
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Pakistan311:5,762,70635,301
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Jamaica241:119,5814,532
Senegal191:767,3342,735
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
American Samoa141:3,983910
Nicaragua121:501,7583,714
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Kyrgyzstan101:597,26542,601
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Norway71:734,61250,907
Vietnam71:13,235,1512,948
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1541:326,09525,375

The alternate forms: Peñ (8) are calculated separately.

Pen (22,425) may also be a first name.

Pen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Pen is a Celtic topographical word, signifying "a conical top, generally in a range of hills, as Penchrise-pen, Skelfhill-pen, &c." Jamieson. But there are several parishes, &c., to which this signification does not apply, in the counties of Buckingham and Stafford. The family of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, derived their name, at an early period, from Penn, in the former county.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From pen, a head, hill. Hence perhaps the names Penna, Benny, Benney, Pinney.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

(Cornish British) The top of a hill; the head.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

(Armoric), Penn (Cornish), Head, Magistrate, Chief; also End, Ex­tremity, Top of a hill. (variant: Kane.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Pen: (Celtic), the head: Pendennis, the castle on the head­land; Penycomebequick, the village at the head of the combe; Penigent, the white head.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

User-submitted Reference

(English) The surname Pen or Penn derives from the parishes in Buckinghamshire, and Staffordshire.

- dinn315

Pen Last Name Facts

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

Pen (Bengali: পেন, Georgian: ფენ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻦ, Hindi: पेन, Marathi: पेन, Oriya: େପନ, Tibetan: པེན་) is carried by more people in Cambodia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Peñ. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 24,375th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 328,505 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Pen live; 69 percent live in Southeast Asia and 60 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Pen is also the 34,708th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 22,425 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Cambodia, where it is carried by 13,360 people, or 1 in 1,159. In Cambodia it is most prevalent in: Kandal Province, where 14 percent reside, Phnom Penh, where 11 percent reside and Kampong Cham Province, where 9 percent reside. Beside Cambodia Pen is found in 109 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Pen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 871 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 438 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (56%) in Russia and Orthodox (55%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Pen last name are 9.49% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.72% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.8% less than the national average, earning R 28,980 per year; in United States they earn 3.65% less than the national average, earning $41,572 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.52% more than the national average, earning $50,439 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peñ898/
Peng868,332,167/
Penn8642,448/
Pien861,576/
Pent861,150/
Poen861,011/
Puen86551/
Peen86371/
Paen86371/
Pend86172/
Peun86165/
Pehn86162/
Pemn867/
Ppen862/
Hpen862/
Pesn861/
Pn801,618/
Penne751,925/
Pengh75340/
Pfeng75243/
Pengő75151/
Pfend7595/
Penck7591/
Pendt7576/
Pfent7574/
Pengg7563/
Peeng7543/
Piehn7540/
Pienn7528/
Pehnk7525/
Puehn7522/
Pentt7518/
Ppeng758/
Pennt755/
Poenn755/
Pengc754/
Pfien753/
Poehn753/
Penng751/
Pehnt751/
Pendő751/
Pendd751/
Pemne751/
Penqu751/
Pendh750/
Peehn750/
Pin6758,813/
Png678,292/
Pem677,068/
Pyn671,451/
Penova671,368/
Pengue67911/
Phn67630/
Penque67296/
Pfendt67161/
Bpn6756/
Penová6743/
Vpn6715/
Ppn6714/
Pne6714/
Pnh6712/
Pnt6712/
Pnd679/
Hpn679/
Pnq675/
Pnn674/
Penggg673/
Pfn672/
Penggh672/
Pengne672/
Peemnd671/
Penndh671/
Geepen671/
Pån671/
Phehen670/
Pfenng670/
Pfenne670/
Pennck670/
Penntt670/

Pen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pen in the Georgian language
ფენpen-
Pen in the Bengali language
পেনpena-
Pen in the Marathi language
पेनpena-
Pen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻦbn82.35
ﺍﺑﻦabn11.76
ﺑﺎﻥban5.88
Pen in the Hindi language
पेनpena82.35
पेन्टूpentu5.88
पेन्टुpentu5.88
पेन्टाpenta5.88
Pen in the Oriya language
େପନepana70.37
େପଣepana22.22
େପନ୍epan3.7
େପାନepana3.7
Pen in the Tibetan language
པེན་pen50
དཔོན།pön50

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