Penić Surname

287,037th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Penić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia7991:5,292703
Serbia4901:14,5821,738
Bosnia and Herzegovina281:126,3009,326
Slovenia161:155,48013,898
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Penic (279), Penič (186) & Peniç (7) are calculated separately.

Penić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penić is found most frequently in Croatia. It can also be rendered as: Penic, Penič or Peniç. For other potential spellings of Penić click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penić? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 287,037th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 5,446,596 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Penić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Croatia, where it is borne by 799 people, or 1 in 5,292. In Croatia it is primarily concentrated in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 36 percent reside, Zagreb County, where 18 percent reside and Osijek-Baranja County, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Croatia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 37 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penic93279/
Penič93186/
Peniç937/
Peunić9125/
Pengić919/
Peniz8091/
Pinić8069/
Ponić801/
Pajnić73268/
Pieniz73238/
Penich73221/
Penitz7365/
Penics7335/
Pionić7334/
Panđić7324/
Penits738/
Phenic736/
Penhiz733/
Pehnic732/
Pheniz732/
Peniez731/
Peneci731/
Penici731/
Pisnić731/
Pienic731/
Peniche679,219/
Pahanić6773/
Poenitz6771/
Pienitz6754/
Peinitz6714/
Penitch6714/
Paenitz6714/
Phoeniz673/
Peanich672/
Pfenich672/
Pehnich671/
Pheneci670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Penić
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