Penkal Surname

389,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Penkal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penkal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil5551:385,72014,737
Ukraine1451:313,95039,718
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Poland431:883,92467,072
England171:3,277,533109,658
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Paraguay121:603,0627,396
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Penkal Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Penkal Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Penkal (Hindi: पेंकल, Russian: Пенкаль) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Penkal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 389,400th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 8,008,292 people. The last name Penkal is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Penkal are found; 62 percent are found in South America and 61 percent are found in Luso-South America.

This surname is most widespread in Brazil, where it is borne by 555 people, or 1 in 385,720. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Paraná, where 58 percent are found, Santa Catarina, where 30 percent are found and São Paulo, where 9 percent are found. Other than Brazil Penkal occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Penkal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Penkal surname are 25.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.22% registered to vote for the political party.

Penkal earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.18% more than the national average, earning $49,701 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penkale9222/
Penckal9212/
Penkaul922/
Penkall921/
Pengkal921/
Pinkal83173/
Pencal8354/
Pynkal8321/
Penkol8313/
Pemkal831/
Pnkale831/
Penkalová8059/
Penkalova807/
Pinkall77151/
Penceal7744/
Pinkale7738/
Pencall7714/
Pengkol777/
Penkool774/
Pencale771/
Piencal771/
Pncal73109/
Pękal731/
Paengkol711/
Pincal6730/
Pynkalova674/
Pinkalová674/
Pinkol673/
Pimkal672/
Pencalova671/
Pencole62289/
Pincale6237/
Pingkol6224/
Penceil620/
Pencoll620/
Pingcale5749/
Pękalová575/
Pingkool571/
Pncol551/
Pincol50275/

Penkal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penkal in the Hindi language
पेंकलpenkala-
Penkal in the Russian language
Пенкальpenkal-

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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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  • 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 Penkal
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