Peneka Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Peneka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peneka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Peneka (31) may also be a first name.

Peneka Last Name Facts

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

Peneka (Oriya: େପେଣକା) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Peneka? popularity and diffusion

Peneka is the 8,193,072nd most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Peneka are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Peneka is also the 1,874,099th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, held by 31 people.

Peneka is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India Peneka is mostly found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 50 percent are found and Telangana, where 50 percent are found. Barring India it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Tanzania, where 20 percent are found.

Peneka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Peneka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Peneka surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penekai921/
Peeneka921/
Poeneka920/
Penekhai861/
Penaka83951/
Paneka83206/
Poneka8324/
Peneke8314/
Pyneka8313/
Penika8310/
Peneki835/
Pineka831/
Peneca831/
Pieniecka808/
Peyneshka801/
Penikay7752/
Peniska7743/
Peineke7736/
Penikai7729/
Peníška7720/
Panecka7713/
Pienika7712/
Peniška7711/
Peneski7711/
Penecke7710/
Petneki779/
Panaeka777/
Panekha775/
Peneaca774/
Pinecka772/
Penesky772/
Penezke772/
Penakaa771/
Penaaka771/
Panegka771/
Penecko771/
Peneacă771/
Ponneka771/
Penakka771/
Pineika771/
Peneker771/
Pienaka771/
Panneka771/
Penechko71129/
Peinecke71120/
Peneycad7174/
Peneshko7135/
Pesnikas719/
Ponhekha711/
Phaneyka711/
Pejnacka711/
Petnecky711/
Penecker711/
Penhesky710/
Panika6728,482/
Panaka677,146/
Ponaka67528/
Ponika67386/
Paneca67363/
Pinaka67226/
Penica67218/
Penaco67143/
Penike6762/
Penice6762/
Pinika6761/
Pieniecki6753/
Pineke6745/
Panoka6740/
Penaca6733/
Panyka6722/
Pineki6715/
Peniko6714/
Pinyka6714/
Paneko679/
Pesnecker676/
Pineca676/
Pinoka674/
Peyneshki673/
Peniki673/
Ponyka671/
Poneko671/
Ponoka671/
Pesnekker671/
Peñoka671/
Penako671/
Penikaitė671/
Penischka671/
Pheineker670/

Peneka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peneka in the Oriya language
େପେଣକାepenaka-

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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 Peneka
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