Paniken Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Paniken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paniken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius821:15,7733,330
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
England71:7,959,723202,100
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Paniken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paniken occurs in Mauritius more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Paniken click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paniken? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,785,358th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Paniken are found; 77 percent are found in Southern Africa and 77 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Mauritius, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 15,773. In Mauritius it is primarily concentrated in: Flacq District, where 95 percent live and Moka District, where 5 percent live. Not including Mauritius this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Panikken931/
Pannikken881/
Panikin8685/
Poniken864/
Panicen861/
Panikina8060/
Panitkin8023/
Paniçkin803/
Panaikin801/
Panickin801/
Panicn772/
Panichkin753,170/
Penikienė7546/
Panishkin7517/
Panekin7175/
Panekyn7126/
Panykyn714/
Peneken712/
Ponikin712/
Penikin712/
Panicin711/
Panykin711/
Panekina6761/
Ponitkin6738/
Panekyna6725/
Panytkyn6717/
Pönichen6715/
Panykyna677/
Panechin676/
Ponikina674/
Panaykin672/
Panichin672/
Panykina671/

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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
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  • 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 Paniken
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