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Where Does The Last Name Penk Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Penk (Russian: Пенк) is most common in Germany. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Penk? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 208,929^th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,682,439 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Penk are found; 35 percent are found in Western Europe and 35 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Penk is also the 2,084,397^th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 26 people.

The surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 668 people, or 1 in 120,517. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 12 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Germany it is found in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Poland, where 15 percent are found.

Penk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Penk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Penk surname grew 3,450 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 333 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 147 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Penk Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Penk last name are 10.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.33% registered with the party.

The amount Penk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.16% less than the national average, earning 214,023 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.77% more than the national average, earning $47,365 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.05% more than the national average, earning $55,668 CAD per year.