Penduka Surname

452,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Penduka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penduka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5361:28,8034,427
South Africa2011:269,54126,840
England61:9,286,343223,652
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Penduka (25) may also be a first name.

Penduka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penduka (Oriya: େପୁକା) occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penduka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 452,102nd most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 9,703,790 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Penduka are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 25 people.

It is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 536 people, or 1 in 28,803. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 29 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 21 percent reside and Harare Province, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 27 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Penduka Last Name Statistics demography

Penduka earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.93% less than the national average, earning R 214,044 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pinduka86373/
Pendika8656/
Penduko8638/
Pemduka861/
Penduki861/
Pendoka861/
Pindukai8093/
Pendhauke751/
Pendica71171/
Pindika7162/
Pinduke7139/
Pendoko712/
Penduco712/
Pinduko711/
Pindikaa671/
Pindiko572/
Pendoco571/
Pînduchi531/

Penduka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penduka in the Oriya language
େପୁକାepuka-

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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 Penduka
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