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

The last name Penkin (Georgian: პენკინი, Russian: Пенкин) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Peńkin. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penkin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 96,600th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,480,607 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Penkin reside; 72 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 71 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held forename on earth It is held by 16 people.

This surname is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 4,352 people, or 1 in 33,117. In Russia Penkin is most frequent in: Kaluga Oblast, where 9 percent live, Moscow, where 9 percent live and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 7 percent live. Barring Russia this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Kyrgyzstan, where 2 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live.

Penkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Penkin last name 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 with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 44.58% registered with 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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