Palenkić Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Palenkić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palenkić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia291:145,81420,021
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Palenkic (3) are calculated separately.

Palenkić Last Name Facts

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

Palenkić is borne by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Palenkic. Click here for further possible spellings of Palenkić.

How Common Is The Last Name Palenkić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Palenkić is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Palenkić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Palenkić is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 145,814. In Croatia Palenkić is primarily concentrated in: Brod-Posavina County, where 86 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 14 percent live. Other than Croatia it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Serbia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palenkic963/
Palengkoi825/
Palengka75193/
Palengke754/
Polencić751/
Balinkić751/
Planikić751/
Plaengkai71146/
Palenquiz711/
Plenkewic711/
Palengkuya6712/
Palngka671/
Plenkeg671/
Palenquez59102/
Palengquez562/
Palnchez501/

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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 Palenkić
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