Penitzka Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Penitzka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penitzka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
France131:5,109,440259,941
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Penitzka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penitzka occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penitzka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,635,433rd most prevalent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. Penitzka is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Penitzka live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Penitzka is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 2,439,559. In Germany it is most numerous in: Saxony, where 55 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 42 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 24 percent are found and Switzerland, where 13 percent are found.

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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 Penitzka
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