Penič Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Penič Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penič Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1731:14,3803,403
Serbia81:893,11828,088
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

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 last name Penič is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Penić, Penic or Peniç. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penič? popularity and diffusion

The last name Penič is the 1,244,200th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname Penič occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Penič are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held 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 are found, Central Slovenia, where 16 percent are found and Drava, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Slovenia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 4 percent are found and Croatia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penić931,338/
Penic93279/
Peniç937/
Penix802,310/
Penis80894/
Panič80173/
Peniz8091/
Peniş8032/
Penij801/
Peničová771/
Phenix732,469/
Phenis73389/
Pieniz73238/
Penich73221/
Pajnič73216/
Penitz7365/
Penics7335/
Peunić7325/
Penais7316/
Penish7313/
Pengić739/
Penits738/
Phenic736/
Penhiz733/
Pheniz732/
Pehnic732/
Peniåž731/
Peniez731/
Peenix731/
Peneis731/
Pienic731/
Peneci731/
Penici731/
Peanix730/
Penois730/
Peniche679,219/
Pheanis67213/
Penisch6786/
Poenitz6771/
Pienitz6754/
Paenitz6714/
Penitch6714/
Peinitz6714/
Phenoix678/
Phoeniz673/
Peanich672/
Pfenich672/
Phennix671/
Pehnich671/
Phennis671/
Pesnich671/
Phenais671/
Pheinix670/
Pheneci670/
Peynish670/

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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 Penič
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