Penkar Surname

180,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Penkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,1721:353,16119,266
United Arab Emirates571:160,74211,909
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Israel231:372,07130,321
Singapore131:423,66918,211
England131:4,286,005132,302
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Penkar (11) may also be a first name.

Penkar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penkar (Hindi: पेंकर, Marathi: पेणकर) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penkar? popularity and diffusion

Penkar is the 180,255th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,081,415 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Penkar are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Penkar is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name Penkar is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 2,172 people, or 1 in 353,161. In India Penkar is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent live, Telangana, where 0 percent live and Bihar, where 0 percent live. Besides India this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Penkar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Penkar surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Penkar earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.68% more than the national average, earning $44,306 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poenkar926/
Pengkar924/
Bpenkar921/
Penkard921/
Penkart920/
Pengkard861/
Pehenkar861/
Penckard860/
Pennkard860/
Pencar83163/
Pinkar8333/
Penkor833/
Pinkart7725/
Pengkor775/
Puinkar772/
Pinkare772/
Puunkar771/
Paencar771/
Pinkatr771/
Penkord771/
Pinckar770/
Pinkhard7120/
Pengkour7112/
Pinkhart718/
Pinkhaar717/
Pinkcard712/
Pengkotr711/
Pinkeard710/
Pinkhaur710/
Pincar6775/
Pinkhardt675/
Pinkheart671/
Pengkhotr671/
Pimkar671/
Pinkor671/
Pinckhard671/
Pinkckard671/

Penkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penkar in the Hindi language
पेंकरpenkara-
Penkar in the Marathi language
पेणकरpenakara79.93
पेनकरpenakara17.34
शंकरsankara0.44
शेखरsekhara0.29
पकरpakara0.18
पनकरpanakara0.15
पणेकरpanekara0.15
पेण्करpenkara0.15
ओंकारonkara0.07
पेनकpenaka0.07
पेटकरpetakara0.07
पेमकरpemakara0.07

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Penkar
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