Penkin Surname

96,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Penkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4,3521:33,1174,502
Kyrgyzstan851:70,2679,363
Kazakhstan751:235,76721,064
Belarus711:133,81819,062
Bulgaria541:129,2397,530
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Turkey351:2,223,46973,459
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Poland331:1,151,78076,152
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Georgia131:288,11913,907
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

The alternate forms: Peńkin (1) are calculated separately.

Penkin (16) may also be a first name.

Penkin Last Name Facts

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

Penkin (Georgian: პენკინი, Russian: Пенкин) is found most in Russia. It can also appear as: Peńkin. For other possible spellings of Penkin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penkin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Penkin is the 96,600th most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,480,607 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Penkin reside; 72 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 71 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Penkin is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 16 people.

It is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 4,352 people, or 1 in 33,117. In Russia it is most numerous in: Kaluga Oblast, where 9 percent reside, Moscow, where 9 percent reside and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Russia this last name exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Kyrgyzstan, where 2 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent reside.

Penkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Penkin surname is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Penkin are 2.19% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 44.58% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Penkin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.74% more than the national average, earning R 420,000 per year and in United States they earn 16.93% less than the national average, earning $35,842 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peńkin941/
Penkina924,192/
Penkien921/
Pnkin911/
Pengking861/
Penkyn83447/
Pinkin83318/
Pencin8360/
Penken8327/
Pynkin8321/
Penkinova803/
Penkyna77569/
Pinkina77302/
Pinkien7713/
Pyonkin7710/
Pynkina7710/
Penchin775/
Penquin774/
Pinkind772/
Pengqin772/
Pimnkin771/
Pingkin771/
Pengkim771/
Pisnkin771/
Pinkint770/
Pynkn731/
Pengqing7114/
Pengkeng7113/
Pennquin7113/
Pinkienė712/
Pionkina712/
Pengkaen711/
Pingkion711/
Pincking710/
Pynkyn6767/
Pencen671/
Paengkaen671/

Penkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penkin in the Georgian language
პენკინიpenkini71.43
პენკინpenkin28.57
Penkin in the Russian language
Пенкинpenkin-

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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 Penkin
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