Penke Surname

42,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Penke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11,4071:67,2454,578
Germany4411:182,55221,310
United States2741:1,322,84392,374
Hungary851:115,48610,942
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
Poland461:826,27764,341
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Latvia281:73,21610,778
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
England41:13,929,515290,718
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Penke (203) may also be a first name.

Penke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penke (Oriya: େପେ, Russian: Пенке) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Penke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Penke is the 42,073rd most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 586,995 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Penke reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 635,584th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 203 people.

This surname is most common in India, where it is held by 11,407 people, or 1 in 67,245. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 96 percent live, Telangana, where 3 percent live and Pondicherry, where 0 percent live. Besides India this last name is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Penke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Penke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Penke surname expanded 1,957 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Penke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Penke surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

Penke earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.97% more than the national average, earning $47,020 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penkey91708/
Pehnke91112/
Penkea9182/
Pencke9134/
Penkeu9128/
Pengke9126/
Penkie918/
Peunke916/
Penkei915/
Penkee913/
Penkke913/
Peenke913/
Paenke911/
Penk891,979/
Pnke893/
Penkett8386/
Pengkey8326/
Pengket8310/
Pienkeu832/
Penkech832/
Penkess831/
Penkoey831/
Pengked831/
Pence8017,154/
Penki804,753/
Pinke803,415/
Penka803,223/
Penky8098/
Penck8091/
Paenk8072/
Pänke8031/
Pehnk8025/
Penkh803/
Penkt801/
Pennk801/
Penks801/
Pienk801/
Penkeová773/
Pennkett770/
Pnk7512/
Pinkey733,984/
Pencea731,218/
Pengue73911/
Pionke73871/
Pinkee73377/
Penque73296/
Penche73198/
Pengki73121/
Pinkie73105/
Penkay7391/
Pingke7370/
Pengka7365/
Pengky7337/
Pynket7336/
Penkki7333/
Pencey7323/
Pincke7319/
Pinkei7319/
Penkaa738/
Pienki735/
Penkai735/
Pienka732/
Peenka731/
Penkaj731/
Penkiy731/
Pennce731/
Pencce731/
Pinkeu731/
Pynkep731/
Pänker731/
Pinked731/
Peenki731/
Penkoi731/
Penkyi731/
Penkyo731/
Pemker730/
Pennck730/
Pehnkeová711/
Peng678,332,167/
Pink6723,528/
Penkova6712,066/
Penc67736/
Pincket67184/
Penques67138/
Penquer6797/
Penková6780/
Pyncket6759/
Pinkesz6746/
Pinkess6737/
Pynk6734/
Pinckey6729/
Piencka6727/
Pengkit6726/
Pinckes6722/
Hpengki6712/
Penkhay6710/
Pinkeat678/
Penquet676/
Penkowa676/
Pingkey675/
Pengche674/
Pnki674/
Pnkj673/
Pengkai673/
Penquez673/
Pingkee672/
Penx672/
Peenkki671/
Pyngker671/
Pionkey671/
Pnckett671/
Pínk671/
Pnka671/
Ppnk671/
Pnkh671/
Pengkay671/
Pingkeu671/
Pingkes671/
Pinkeae671/
Pinkest671/
Pnkk671/
Pnkz671/
Pfnk671/
Pemk671/
Penkhaa671/
Pengkid671/
Pengkij671/
Pengkoi671/
Pengkui671/
Penkitt670/
Pincker670/

Penke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penke in the Oriya language
େପେepe-
Penke in the Russian language
Пенкеpenke-

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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 Penke
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