Penikett Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Wales

Penikett Surname Definition:

From the ancient family of Pentquit and De Pencoit, that lived at Penquite in Giant, temp. Hen. III.. and Edw. I. The name is from pen-quite, -coit, the head or top of the wood. Penquite is the appellation of places in Blisland, St. Breward, and Lanivet; and there is a Penquitte in Landrake; and Pole gives Pennycot and Penquit as the name of places in Devonshire.

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Penikett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Wales51:618,90625,852
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113

Penikett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the ancient family of Pentquit and De Pencoit, that lived at Penquite in Giant, temp. Hen. III.. and Edw. I. The name is from pen-quite, -coit, the head or top of the wood. Penquite is the appellation of places in Blisland, St. Breward, and Lanivet; and there is a Penquitte in Landrake; and Pole gives Pennycot and Penquit as the name of places in Devonshire. Penket, Penketh are the same name.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Penikett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penikett is most common in Canada. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Penikett.

How Common Is The Last Name Penikett? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Penikett occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Penikett reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 2,046,977. In Canada it is most frequent in: British Columbia, where 78 percent reside, Alberta, where 11 percent reside and Ontario, where 11 percent reside. Not including Canada this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 20 percent reside and Russia, where 4 percent reside.

Penikett Last Name Statistics demography

Penikett earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 16.16% less than the national average, earning $41,656 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Panikett881/
Peniketh880/
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Penichett820/
Paniket808/
Penichet75606/
Penicker756/
Panicket751/
Pinekett751/
Pheniker750/
Penice7162/
Pinike7128/
Peneke7114/
Penika7110/
Peniki713/
Penikaitė711/
Peniche679,219/
Phenice6764/
Penikay6752/
Peineke6736/
Penikai6729/
Paniked6714/
Pienika6712/
Penecke6710/
Pänicke6710/
Piniker674/
Penique672/
Penezke672/
Penicce672/
Pesniki671/
Penicky671/
Peneker671/
Panikit671/

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