Penaka Surname

376,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 951 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Penaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India9491:808,28836,186
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Penaka (171) may also be a first name.

Penaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penaka (Hindi: पेनाका, Marathi: पेनका, Oriya: େପନକା, Russian: Пенака) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Penaka? popularity and diffusion

Penaka is the 376,169th most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 7,663,035 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Penaka live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Penaka is also the 698,971st most commonly held given name globally, borne by 171 people.

The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 949 people, or 1 in 808,288. In India it is most prevalent in: Telangana, where 80 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 18 percent live and Odisha, where 1 percent live. Apart from India it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Penaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penaka in the Hindi language
पेनाकाpenaka-
Penaka in the Oriya language
େପନକାepanaka-
Penaka in the Marathi language
पेनकाpenaka-
Penaka in the Russian language
Пенакаpenaka-

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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 Penaka
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