Penkou Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Penkou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Penkou (14) may also be a first name.
Penkou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penkou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Penkou (Russian: Пенькоу) occurs most in Greece. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Penkou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Penkou are found; 94 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. Penkou is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 14 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Greece, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 738,653. In Greece Penkou is mostly found in: Attica, where 100 percent are found. Besides Greece this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Penkou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Penkou in the Russian language | ||
| Пенькоу | penkou | - |
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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 Penkou
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