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

Penduka (Oriya: େପୁକା) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Penduka.

How Common Is The Last Name Penduka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Penduka is the 452,102nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 9,703,790 people. Penduka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Penduka reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Penduka is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held given name globally It is held by 25 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 536 people, or 1 in 28,803. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Midlands Province, where 29 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 21 percent live and Harare Province, where 13 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 27 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

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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