Penken Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Penken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 24 | 1:865,378 | 58,754 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
Penken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Penken (Russian: Пенкен) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Penken.
How Common Is The Last Name Penken? popularity and diffusion
The surname Penken is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Penken reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 89 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Penken is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 865,378. In Cameroon Penken is primarily concentrated in: West Region, where 96 percent reside and Centre Region, where 4 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 7 percent reside and Azerbaijan, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penkien | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pengkeng | 86 | 13 | / |
| Pengkaen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Penkin | 83 | 4,922 | / |
| Penkyn | 83 | 447 | / |
| Pinken | 83 | 23 | / |
| Pencen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Paengkaen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Penkina | 77 | 4,192 | / |
| Penkyna | 77 | 569 | / |
| Penchen | 77 | 5 | / |
| Pinkken | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pnkin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pynkn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pengchen | 71 | 343 | / |
| Pengking | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pinckent | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pinkin | 67 | 318 | / |
| Pynkyn | 67 | 67 | / |
| Pencin | 67 | 60 | / |
| Pynkin | 67 | 21 | / |
| Penkinova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pinckn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pimken | 67 | 1 | / |
Penken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Penken in the Russian language | ||
| Пенкен | penken | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Penken
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