Palenyik Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Palenyik Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 44 | 1:223,097 | 18,334 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Palenyik Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Palenyik Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Palenyik is found most in Hungary. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Palenyik.
How Common Is The Last Name Palenyik? popularity and diffusion
Palenyik is the 2,808,717th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Palenyik live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 92 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.
This surname is most common in Hungary, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 223,097. In Hungary it is most frequent in: Bács-Kiskun County, where 80 percent reside, Budapest, where 18 percent reside and Pest County, where 2 percent reside. Barring Hungary this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 6 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polenyik | 88 | 54 | / |
| Palenikova | 78 | 86 | / |
| Pálenyiková | 74 | 2 | / |
| Paleynikova | 74 | 1 | / |
| Pálenikova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poleynikova | 63 | 1 | / |
| Polejnikova | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pálenyíková | 63 | 1 | / |
| Polynikova | 56 | 3 | / |
| Polinikova | 56 | 1 | / |
| Poloynikova | 53 | 57 | / |
| Poloinykova | 53 | 5 | / |
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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 Palenyik
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