Penca

Penca Meaning & Origin

About Penca
The surname Penca is of Italian origin and is derived from the word "penca," meaning "leaf" or "frond." It is a locational surname, typically associated with the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in northeastern Italy. The name may have originally referred to someone who lived near or worked with leaves or fronds, or it could have been a nickname for someone with a leaf-like appearance or personality trait.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Penca is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Penca: 118
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 141,140
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Penca based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Penca is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PNK
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P0520
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P EH1 NG K AH0
🌐 IPA
/penca*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PNK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P520

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Penca in Braille

Here's how to represent Penca in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Penca in braille

How to sign the name Penca using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Penca using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Penca in sign language

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