Penik Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Penik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Pěník (7) are calculated separately.

Penik (189) may also be a first name.

Penik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penik (Georgian: ფენიკ, Russian: Пеник) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Pěník. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penik? popularity and diffusion

Penik is the 1,343,156th most common family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 31 percent of Penik are found; 31 percent are found in North America and 31 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 661,310th most commonly held forename worldwide. It is borne by 189 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 6,970,364. In The United States it is most frequent in: New Jersey, where 29 percent reside, South Carolina, where 23 percent reside and New York, where 21 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 16 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent reside.

Penik Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Penik has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Penik last name expanded 433 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Penik Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Penik are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the political party.

Penik earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.95% less than the national average, earning $41,013 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penick914,397/
Penike9162/
Pienik9129/
Peunik913/
Petnik912/
Phenik911/
Peynik911/
Penisk911/
Peniok910/
Pěník877/
Pieniek83637/
Peanick83104/
Petnick8314/
Piehnik8311/
Peijnik839/
Phoenik838/
Pienick834/
Peaniek831/
Peitnik831/
Phenick831/
Phetnik831/
Poenick830/
Penix802,310/
Panik801,854/
Ponik801,114/
Penek80536/
Penic80279/
Penig80259/
Pinik80137/
Penyk8039/
Pynik807/
Penhk801/
Pänik801/
Penikova7723/
Phoennik773/
Pesnisck770/
Phoenick770/
Phenix732,469/
Ponick73514/
Panick73487/
Pinick73174/
Pisnik73168/
Pajnik73111/
Piniek7388/
Panaik7369/
Penyok7362/
Pannik7351/
Pienig7346/
Penics7335/
Pfenig7332/
Pysnik7329/
Pinike7328/
Pienek7319/
Peneke7314/
Paynik7313/
Pesnek7313/
Peunic7312/
Petnig7312/
Paniek7310/
Petnic739/
Pitnik738/
Pengic738/
Phenic736/
Pingik735/
Ponnik734/
Penesk734/
Panikh733/
Peneck733/
Pehnic732/
Paanik732/
Ponikh732/
Pönick732/
Pönigk732/
Poenig732/
Peneak732/
Pionik731/
Peenix731/
Phanik731/
Painik731/
Pienic731/
Panikk731/
Pesnyk731/
Petnyk731/
Pohnik731/
Peanix730/
Pechennik7114/
Penickova7110/
Peynikova714/
Penicková711/
Penkova6712,066/
Paynaik67304/
Pitnaik67157/
Painaik67110/
Pannick6791/
Pitnick6789/
Peineke6736/
Phinick6728/
Penyock6725/
Paisnik6715/
Pieneck6713/
Ponnick6712/
Paynick6711/
Penecke6710/
Pänicke6710/
Phenoix678/
Penkowa676/
Ponuick676/
Pisnisk676/
Penezke672/
Penique672/
Pinieck672/
Phennix671/
Phenicg671/
Phennig671/
Pannikh671/
Peneyck671/
Panhuik671/
Pajnick671/
Pheneck671/
Peinigg671/
Pesnykh671/
Peysnic670/
Pheinix670/
Peannig670/
Phoenic670/
Pinicks670/

Penik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penik in the Georgian language
ფენიკpenik-
Penik in the Russian language
Пеникpenik-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Penik
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