Palenkaš Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Palenkaš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palenkaš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia941:76,0106,672
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892

The alternate forms: Palenkas (79), Pálenkáš (33) & Pálenkás (22) are calculated separately.

Palenkaš Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palenkaš is found in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Palenkas, Pálenkáš or Pálenkás. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palenkaš? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,871,545th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Palenkaš live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Palenkaš is most frequent in Serbia, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 76,010. In Serbia Palenkaš is mostly found in: South Bačka District, where 50 percent reside, South Banat District, where 40 percent reside and West Bačka District, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Serbia Palenkaš is found in one country. It is also common in Croatia, where 4 percent reside.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Palenkaš
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