The Panza surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,296 people carried this name — #20,480 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 227,300 people counted. That is up 3% from 1,254 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 996 people named Panza live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 168 people named Panza.
52 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
43 people named Panza live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 39 people named Panza live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Panza,
with a public archive behind them.
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Federigo Panza 1633–1705 · painter
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Federigo Panza 1633–1703 · painter
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Federigo Panza 1635–1705 · painter
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Federigo Panza 1635–1703 · painter
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Blaise Panza 1844–1871 · architect
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Ernesto Panza 1877–1949 · sport shooter
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Panza.
- Pantaleo 966 · U.S. census
- Pantaleon 2,467 · U.S. census
- Pantano 1,532 · U.S. census
- Pantel 347 · U.S. census
- Panter 1,528 · U.S. census
- Pantin 278 · U.S. census
- Paoletti 1,119 · U.S. census
- Paoli 1,239 · U.S. census
- Paolillo 803 · U.S. census
- Paolini 1,721 · U.S. census
- Paolino 1,217 · U.S. census
- Paolo 452 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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