Penka Surname
Approximately 3,223 people bear this surname
Penka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,533 | 1:13,548 | 1,854 |
| India | 432 | 1:1,775,614 | 63,364 |
| United States | 377 | 1:961,430 | 71,554 |
| Germany | 354 | 1:227,417 | 25,366 |
| Latvia | 161 | 1:12,733 | 1,887 |
| Austria | 103 | 1:82,674 | 12,370 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Russia | 60 | 1:2,402,051 | 140,927 |
| Czechia | 37 | 1:287,391 | 37,121 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Bulgaria | 9 | 1:775,434 | 29,551 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
The alternate forms: Pěnka (39) are calculated separately.
Penka (37,937) may also be a first name.
Penka Demographics
Average Penka Salary in
United States
$39,118 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Penka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Penka (Hindi: पेंका, Russian: Пенка) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Pěnka. For other potential spellings of Penka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Penka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 138,772nd most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,261,106 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Penka live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Penka is also the 23,221st most widely held given name on earth, borne by 37,937 people.
This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,533 people, or 1 in 13,548. In Cameroon it is most common in: West Region, where 38 percent live, Centre Region, where 28 percent live and Littoral Region, where 26 percent live. Other than Cameroon this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also common in India, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.
Penka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Penka has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 3,427 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Penka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Penka last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the party.
Penka earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.34% less than the national average, earning $39,118 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Penka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Penka in the Hindi language | ||
| पेंका | penka | 80 |
| पेन्का | penka | 10 |
| पेनका | penaka | 10 |
| Penka in the Russian language | ||
| Пенка | penka | - |
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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 Penka
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