Penič Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
Penič Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 173 | 1:14,380 | 3,403 |
| Serbia | 8 | 1:893,118 | 28,088 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
The alternate forms: Penić (1,338), Penic (279) & Peniç (7) are calculated separately.
Penič Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penič Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Penič occurs in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Penić, Penic or Peniç. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Penič? popularity and diffusion
Penič is the 1,244,200th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. Penič occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Penič reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is held by 173 people, or 1 in 14,380. In Slovenia it is mostly found in: Savinja, where 46 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 16 percent reside and Drava, where 15 percent reside. Besides Slovenia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 4 percent reside and Croatia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penić | 93 | 1,338 | / |
| Penic | 93 | 279 | / |
| Peniç | 93 | 7 | / |
| Penix | 80 | 2,310 | / |
| Penis | 80 | 894 | / |
| Panič | 80 | 173 | / |
| Peniz | 80 | 91 | / |
| Peniş | 80 | 32 | / |
| Penij | 80 | 1 | / |
| Peničová | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phenix | 73 | 2,469 | / |
| Phenis | 73 | 389 | / |
| Pieniz | 73 | 238 | / |
| Penich | 73 | 221 | / |
| Pajnič | 73 | 216 | / |
| Penitz | 73 | 65 | / |
| Penics | 73 | 35 | / |
| Peunić | 73 | 25 | / |
| Penais | 73 | 16 | / |
| Penish | 73 | 13 | / |
| Pengić | 73 | 9 | / |
| Penits | 73 | 8 | / |
| Phenic | 73 | 6 | / |
| Penhiz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Pheniz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pehnic | 73 | 2 | / |
| Peniåž | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peniez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peenix | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peneis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pienic | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peneci | 73 | 1 | / |
| Penici | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peanix | 73 | 0 | / |
| Penois | 73 | 0 | / |
| Peniche | 67 | 9,219 | / |
| Pheanis | 67 | 213 | / |
| Penisch | 67 | 86 | / |
| Poenitz | 67 | 71 | / |
| Pienitz | 67 | 54 | / |
| Paenitz | 67 | 14 | / |
| Penitch | 67 | 14 | / |
| Peinitz | 67 | 14 | / |
| Phenoix | 67 | 8 | / |
| Phoeniz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Peanich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pfenich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phennix | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pehnich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phennis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pesnich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phenais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pheinix | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pheneci | 67 | 0 | / |
| Peynish | 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 Penič
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