Penker Surname

326,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Penker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria4941:17,2382,613
Germany4891:164,63319,487
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Czechia211:506,35652,868
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Israel111:777,96750,646
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England31:18,572,686338,250
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Penker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penker (Marathi: पेनकर) is most common in Austria. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penker? popularity and diffusion

The last name Penker is the 326,995th most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 6,415,093 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Penker live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Penker is most frequently held in Austria, where it is borne by 494 people, or 1 in 17,238. In Austria Penker is mostly concentrated in: Carinthia, where 86 percent reside, Salzburg, where 7 percent reside and Styria, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Austria this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 43 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Penker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Penker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Penker surname rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Penker surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

Penker earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.22% less than the national average, earning $30,539 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penkerd923/
Penkere921/
Penckert863/
Pengkerd861/
Pinker831,586/
Pencer83116/
Pänker831/
Pemker830/
Penkerová8027/
Penkerova801/
Penquer7797/
Pinkerd7735/
Pencher7719/
Pänkert7715/
Pinkier778/
Phnkerd771/
Pyngker771/
Pincker770/
Penceer770/
Pinckert71401/
Pinkherd710/
Pinkeard710/
Pincer67231/
Pinkerová6750/
Pinkerova671/
Pinkheart671/
Pincher62372/
Hpincer625/
Pinkire622/
Pinquer621/
Pinkird620/
Penchir620/
Pyncher620/
Pinquier57273/
Pinquere574/
Pincheer571/
Pfincher571/
Pincir503/

Penker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penker in the Marathi language
पेनकरpenakara-

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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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  • 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 Penker
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