Panku Surname
Approximately 1,372 people bear this surname
Panku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,222 | 1:627,713 | 29,913 |
| Moldova | 38 | 1:93,720 | 11,459 |
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| Hungary | 22 | 1:446,194 | 29,593 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Ukraine | 13 | 1:3,501,746 | 189,921 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
Panku (Bengali: পঙ্কু, Hindi: पंकू, Marathi: पंकु, Oriya: ପନକୁ, Russian: Панку) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Pánku. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Panku? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 281,264th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,311,622 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Panku are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Panku is also the 66,714th most frequent first name globally, held by 8,798 people.
The surname Panku is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 1,222 people, or 1 in 627,713. In India it is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 66 percent live, Telangana, where 27 percent live and Punjab, where 4 percent live. Besides India this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 3 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pánku | 93 | 5 | / |
| Pankau | 91 | 1,718 | / |
| Pangku | 91 | 233 | / |
| Pankeu | 91 | 105 | / |
| Pankui | 91 | 78 | / |
| Pfanku | 91 | 32 | / |
| Pankou | 91 | 28 | / |
| Paunku | 91 | 23 | / |
| Pankut | 91 | 14 | / |
| Pankhu | 91 | 14 | / |
| Painku | 91 | 12 | / |
| Phanku | 91 | 7 | / |
| Pankuy | 91 | 1 | / |
| Pankup | 91 | 1 | / |
| Pankhui | 83 | 106 | / |
| Pangkui | 83 | 62 | / |
| Phankui | 83 | 61 | / |
| Pangkhu | 83 | 22 | / |
| Pangkau | 83 | 15 | / |
| Pangkuy | 83 | 4 | / |
| Phankuy | 83 | 4 | / |
| Pangkeu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Pankusz | 83 | 4 | / |
| Patinku | 83 | 3 | / |
| Pasynku | 83 | 3 | / |
| Painkeu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Pankhou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pangkuh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Panckus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pahnkeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Phangku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Peankeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Phankhu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pangkou | 83 | 0 | / |
| Pancu | 80 | 2,733 | / |
| Ponku | 80 | 253 | / |
| Pankó | 80 | 59 | / |
| Pfankuch | 77 | 302 | / |
| Phaenkhu | 77 | 90 | / |
| Pankusch | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pannkuch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pacinkus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phankuch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pancou | 73 | 69 | / |
| Pankoe | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ponkeu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Pongku | 73 | 10 | / |
| Pancau | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ponkut | 73 | 4 | / |
| Pankoo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ponkku | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ponkou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Panceu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ponkui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Panncu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pangcu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peancu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pfannkuch | 71 | 622 | / |
| Phannkuch | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pfaunkuch | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pancutt | 67 | 65 | / |
| Phongku | 67 | 28 | / |
| Pancaut | 67 | 21 | / |
| Paancut | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pongkhu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pongkut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pounkou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pancuha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pașancu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pasincu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phangcu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pangcui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pankúch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pancoup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pounkeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phonkui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phankoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pankooy | 67 | 1 | / |
Panku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Panku in the Bengali language | ||
| পঙ্কু | panku | 62.5 |
| পাঙ্কু | panku | 31.25 |
| পাংকু | panku | 6.25 |
| Panku in the Marathi language | ||
| पंकु | panku | 55.38 |
| पंकू | panku | 35.38 |
| बंकु | banku | 1.54 |
| पांकु | panku | 1.54 |
| Panku in the Hindi language | ||
| पंकू | panku | 46.96 |
| पंकु | panku | 42.47 |
| पनकू | panaku | 8.94 |
| पन्कू | panku | 0.7 |
| पन्कु | panku | 0.34 |
| पनकु | panaku | 0.29 |
| पांकू | panku | 0.1 |
| पानकु | panaku | 0.07 |
| पानकू | panaku | 0.05 |
| कंकु | kanku | 0.02 |
| पंखु | pankhu | 0.02 |
| ़पंकू | panku | 0.02 |
| पिन्कू | pinku | 0.02 |
| Panku in the Oriya language | ||
| ପନକୁ | panaku | 40 |
| ପଚ୍କୁ | packu | 20 |
| ପଂକୁ | panku | 20 |
| ପୁଡାକୁଆ | pudaku'a | 20 |
| Panku in the Russian language | ||
| Панку | panku | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Panku
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