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 last name Penić occurs in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Penic, Penič or Peniç. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Penić? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 287,037th most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 5,446,596 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Penić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is carried by 799 people, or 1 in 5,292. In Croatia Penić is primarily found in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 36 percent are found, Zagreb County, where 18 percent are found and Osijek-Baranja County, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Croatia Penić is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 37 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 2 percent are found.
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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