Penck Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Germany

Penck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil581:3,690,937102,732
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Penck Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penck is found most in Brazil. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Penck.

How Common Is The Last Name Penck? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,955,159th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name Penck occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Penck are found; 64 percent are found in South America and 64 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 3,690,937. In Brazil Penck is primarily found in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 98 percent are found and São Paulo, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Brazil it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pencke9134/
Pennck910/
Penk891,979/
Penc89736/
Pienczk8313/
Penchke831/
Penke8012,415/
Pinck80541/
Paenk8072/
Pehnk8025/
Pengc804/
Pienc804/
Penkh803/
Penct802/
Pienk801/
Penks801/
Pennk801/
Penkt801/
Poenc801/
Pencková773/
Pen7522,184/
Pnk7512/
Pnc7511/
Pehnke73112/
Pengke7326/
Pincke7319/
Pinckx733/
Peenke733/
Penkke733/
Pincks731/
Peng678,332,167/
Penn6742,448/
Pink6723,528/
Penkova6712,066/
Pien671,576/
Pent671,150/
Poen671,011/
Pinc67829/
Puen67551/
Peen67371/
Paen67371/
Pencová67253/
Pend67172/
Peun67165/
Pehn67162/
Pentzke67107/
Penková6780/
Pencova6744/
Pynk6734/
Pemn677/
Penkowa676/
Hpen672/
Ppen672/
Penx672/
Pngc672/
Pync671/
Ppnk671/
Pfnk671/
Pemk671/
Hpnc671/
Pnzc671/
Pnkz671/
Pnkk671/
Pncq671/
Pesn671/
Pnkh671/
Ppnc671/
Pínk671/

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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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  • 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 Penck
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