Penkett Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Penkett Surname Definition:

Belonging to Penketh (Lancs), 13th cent. Penketh, Penket [this name is not satisfactorily explainable from Anglo-Saxon sources; so that it may poss. be a form of the Welsh pen coed (O.Wel. coit), ‘head or end of the wood’]

Penkett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:752,94741,527
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Penkett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Belonging to Penketh (Lancs), 13th cent. Penketh, Penket [this name is not satisfactorily explainable from Anglo-Saxon sources; so that it may poss. be a form of the Welsh pen coed (O.Wel. coit), ‘head or end of the wood’]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Penkett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penkett is found most in England. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Penkett click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penkett? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,020,555th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name Penkett is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Penkett live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in British Isles.

Penkett is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 752,947. In England Penkett is most numerous in: Greater Manchester, where 57 percent are found, Cheshire, where 11 percent are found and Norfolk, where 5 percent are found. Other than England this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 9 percent are found and China, where 1 percent are found.

Penkett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Penkett has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 274 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pennkett930/
Penket922/
Pinkett861,786/
Penketh86741/
Pengket8610/
Pnckett861/
Pencett860/
Penkitt860/
Penke8312,415/
Pinkcett8032/
Pinkette809/
Piengket805/
Paenkedt805/
Puengket801/
Pinckett801/
Paengket801/
Penkey77708/
Pinket77313/
Pehnke77112/
Penkea7782/
Pynket7736/
Pencke7734/
Penkeu7728/
Pengke7726/
Pencet7721/
Penkie778/
Peunke776/
Penkei775/
Penkee773/
Penkke773/
Peenke773/
Paenke771/
Penquette750/
Pnke733/
Pincket71184/
Pyncket7159/
Pengkit7126/
Pengkey7126/
Pinkeat718/
Penquet716/
Penchet716/
Pienkit714/
Pinkitt712/
Penkech712/
Pienkeu712/
Pengked711/
Penkess711/
Pnchett711/
Pinqett711/
Pingket711/
Pinkest711/
Penkoey711/
Pence6717,154/
Penki674,753/
Pinke673,415/
Penka673,223/
Penky6798/
Penquitt6794/
Paenkhit6766/
Pänke6731/
Pengkait6730/
Penkeová673/
Puengkit673/
Paengkit672/
Pijncket671/
Penquete670/
Pinchett670/

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