Peniak Surname

495,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Peniak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peniak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine4151:109,69315,678
Slovakia1801:29,6475,164
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Czechia131:817,95970,223
France131:5,109,440259,941
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England21:27,859,030389,889
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Peniak (10) may also be a first name.

Peniak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peniak is more commonly found in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peniak? popularity and diffusion

Peniak is the 495,028th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 10,925,856 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Peniak reside; 93 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 62 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

It is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 415 people, or 1 in 109,693. In Ukraine Peniak is primarily found in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 51 percent reside, Lviv Oblast, where 22 percent reside and Ternopil Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Ukraine this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Peniak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Peniak are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Peniak earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 27.24% less than the national average, earning $31,396 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.57% more than the national average, earning $56,924 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pieniak922,358/
Petniak92213/
Pesniak9215/
Peiniak921/
Pieniack866/
Paniak83374/
Penyak83233/
Pyniak83135/
Piniak8363/
Penjak8341/
Poniak8313/
Penhak832/
Peneak832/
Peniac831/
Peniok830/
Peniaková80161/
Peniakova803/
Pysniak77133/
Pesnjak7740/
Pisniak7721/
Panniak7719/
Petnyak7710/
Penyack778/
Pytniak776/
Painiak774/
Poyniak772/
Pieniok771/
Panjiak771/
Phoniak771/
Paenjak771/
Pohniak771/
Penyaks771/
Peñak732/
Phengnak7126/
Phonjiak711/
Panjak67113/
Penyok6762/
Piniac6759/
Peneac6733/
Paniag6721/
Pinyak6719/
Paniok6718/
Penjok6713/
Penyák678/
Pinjak676/
Penjaková676/
Pimjak676/
Penyaková672/
Penhac672/
Pignak671/
Peniáková671/
Penyakova671/
Pynyak671/
Penjakova671/

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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 Peniak
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