Penkis Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Penkis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 51 | 1:217,251 | 33,995 |
| Latvia | 4 | 1:512,512 | 30,386 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Penkis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penkis Come From? nationality or country of origin
Penkis occurs more in Greece more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Penkis? popularity and diffusion
Penkis is the 2,580,327th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Penkis reside; 91 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.
The last name is most frequently used in Greece, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 217,251. In Greece Penkis is most numerous in: Central Macedonia, where 100 percent reside. Not including Greece this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Latvia, where 7 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Penkis
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