Penić Surname
Approximately 1,338 people bear this surname
Penić Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 799 | 1:5,292 | 703 |
| Serbia | 490 | 1:14,582 | 1,738 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28 | 1:126,300 | 9,326 |
| Slovenia | 16 | 1:155,480 | 13,898 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penic | 93 | 279 | / |
| Penič | 93 | 186 | / |
| Peniç | 93 | 7 | / |
| Peunić | 91 | 25 | / |
| Pengić | 91 | 9 | / |
| Peniz | 80 | 91 | / |
| Pinić | 80 | 69 | / |
| Ponić | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pajnić | 73 | 268 | / |
| Pieniz | 73 | 238 | / |
| Penich | 73 | 221 | / |
| Penitz | 73 | 65 | / |
| Penics | 73 | 35 | / |
| Pionić | 73 | 34 | / |
| Panđić | 73 | 24 | / |
| Penits | 73 | 8 | / |
| Phenic | 73 | 6 | / |
| Penhiz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Pehnic | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pheniz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Peniez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peneci | 73 | 1 | / |
| Penici | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pisnić | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pienic | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peniche | 67 | 9,219 | / |
| Pahanić | 67 | 73 | / |
| Poenitz | 67 | 71 | / |
| Pienitz | 67 | 54 | / |
| Peinitz | 67 | 14 | / |
| Penitch | 67 | 14 | / |
| Paenitz | 67 | 14 | / |
| Phoeniz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Peanich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pfenich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pehnich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pheneci | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Penić
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