Penek Surname

584,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Estonia

Penek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand2001:353,19261,534
Ukraine981:464,51754,315
Indonesia791:1,674,040109,461
Turkey561:1,389,66855,875
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Pěnek (13) are calculated separately.

Penek (52) may also be a first name.

Penek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penek (Russian: Пенек) occurs most in Thailand. It may be rendered as: Pěnek. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penek? popularity and diffusion

Penek is the 584,278th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 13,596,168 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Penek reside; 52 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 37 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Penek is also the 1,381,723rd most common first name worldwide, held by 52 people.

The last name Penek is most commonly used in Thailand, where it is borne by 200 people, or 1 in 353,192. In Thailand Penek is primarily concentrated in: Narathiwat Province, where 29 percent are found, Lopburi Province, where 25 percent are found and Phayao Province, where 24 percent are found. Aside from Thailand it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 18 percent are found and Indonesia, where 15 percent are found.

Penek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Penek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Penek surname increased 3,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Penek are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Penek earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.77% less than the national average, earning $37,206 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pěnek9313/
Pienek9119/
Peneke9114/
Pesnek9113/
Penesk914/
Peneck913/
Peneak912/
Pieniek83637/
Peineke8336/
Pieneck8313/
Penecke8310/
Penezke832/
Peneyck831/
Peaniek831/
Pheneck831/
Panek8021,090/
Pinek80188/
Penik80166/
Ponek80104/
Penec8048/
Penyk8039/
Peneg805/
Pynek802/
Penhk801/
Penex801/
Peinecke77120/
Penekova773/
Penick734,397/
Pannek731,059/
Phanek73253/
Pehnec73249/
Pionek73151/
Piniek7388/
Paneak7371/
Penyok7362/
Penike7362/
Paneuk7355/
Pineke7345/
Peneac7333/
Phonek7333/
Pienik7329/
Paneck7326/
Pesnec7322/
Pineck7317/
Poneck7316/
Paniek7310/
Peunik733/
Petnik732/
Pingek732/
Petnyk731/
Pesnyk731/
Poínek731/
Penisk731/
Panekh731/
Paneek731/
Peynik731/
Phenik731/
Peniok730/
Phenex730/
Peynekova718/
Penkova6712,066/
Panneck67125/
Peanick67104/
Peneque6745/
Penyock6725/
Petnick6714/
Piehnik6711/
Peijnik679/
Phoenik678/
Penkowa676/
Pienick674/
Ponneck673/
Penique672/
Phaneck672/
Pineske672/
Penegue671/
Pesnykh671/
Peitnik671/
Phenick671/
Paneakh671/
Phetnik671/
Phoneak671/
Poenick670/
Pinecke670/
Pinecks670/
Pheneex670/

Penek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penek in the Russian language
Пенекpenek-

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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 Penek
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