Panku Surname

281,264th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Moldova

Panku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Panku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,2221:627,71329,913
Moldova381:93,72011,459
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Hungary221:446,19429,593
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Pánku (5) are calculated separately.

Panku (8,798) may also be a first name.

Panku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Panku (Bengali: পঙ্কু, Hindi: पंकू, Marathi: पंकु, Oriya: ପନକୁ, Russian: Панку) has its highest incidence in India. It may also be found as: Pánku. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Panku? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 281,264th most prevalent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 5,311,622 people. The surname Panku occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Panku reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 66,714th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 8,798 people.

It is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 1,222 people, or 1 in 627,713. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 66 percent live, Telangana, where 27 percent live and Punjab, where 4 percent live. Aside from India Panku occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 3 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pánku935/
Pankau911,718/
Pangku91233/
Pankeu91105/
Pankui9178/
Pfanku9132/
Pankou9128/
Paunku9123/
Pankut9114/
Pankhu9114/
Painku9112/
Phanku917/
Pankuy911/
Pankup911/
Pankhui83106/
Pangkui8362/
Phankui8361/
Pangkhu8322/
Pangkau8315/
Pangkuy834/
Phankuy834/
Pangkeu834/
Pankusz834/
Patinku833/
Pasynku833/
Painkeu832/
Pankhou831/
Pangkuh831/
Panckus831/
Pahnkeu831/
Phangku831/
Peankeu831/
Phankhu831/
Pangkou830/
Pancu802,733/
Ponku80253/
Pankó8059/
Pfankuch77302/
Phaenkhu7790/
Pankusch774/
Pannkuch771/
Pacinkus771/
Phankuch771/
Pancou7369/
Pankoe7321/
Ponkeu7316/
Pongku7310/
Pancau7310/
Ponkut734/
Pankoo734/
Ponkku733/
Ponkou733/
Panceu731/
Ponkui731/
Panncu731/
Pangcu731/
Peancu731/
Pfannkuch71622/
Phannkuch712/
Pfaunkuch710/
Pancutt6765/
Phongku6728/
Pancaut6721/
Paancut675/
Pongkhu673/
Pongkut672/
Pounkou672/
Pancuha672/
Pașancu671/
Pasincu671/
Phangcu671/
Pangcui671/
Pankúch671/
Pancoup671/
Pounkeu671/
Phonkui671/
Phankoo671/
Pankooy671/

Panku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Panku in the Bengali language
পঙ্কুpanku62.5
পাঙ্কুpanku31.25
পাংকুpanku6.25
Panku in the Marathi language
पंकुpanku55.38
पंकूpanku35.38
बंकुbanku1.54
पांकुpanku1.54
Panku in the Hindi language
पंकूpanku46.96
पंकुpanku42.47
पनकूpanaku8.94
पन्कूpanku0.7
पन्कुpanku0.34
पनकुpanaku0.29
पांकूpanku0.1
पानकुpanaku0.07
पानकूpanaku0.05
कंकुkanku0.02
पंखुpankhu0.02
़पंकूpanku0.02
पिन्कूpinku0.02
Panku in the Oriya language
ପନକୁpanaku40
ପଚ୍କୁpacku20
ପଂକୁpanku20
ପୁଡାକୁଆpudaku'a20
Panku in the Russian language
Панкуpanku-

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Footnotes

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