Penkova Surname

43,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Penkova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penkova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6,6651:21,6243,052
Bulgaria2,6921:2,592372
Ukraine1,7861:25,4893,645
Kazakhstan3371:52,4706,682
Uzbekistan1031:300,2838,324
Kyrgyzstan801:74,6589,795
Belarus791:120,26717,598
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Greece411:270,23940,426
Spain351:1,335,77243,485
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
England161:3,482,379114,324
North Macedonia141:150,10511,233
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Transnistria101:47,4707,079
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Georgia71:535,07818,425
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Latvia51:410,00928,210
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Penková (80) & Pěnková (32) are calculated separately.

Penkova Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penkova (Georgian: პენკოვა, Russian: Пенькова) is found most in Russia. It can also be found as a variant: Penková or Pěnková. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penkova? popularity and diffusion

The last name Penkova is the 43,145th most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 603,974 people. Penkova is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Penkova are found; 56 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 56 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Penkova is most commonly used in Russia, where it is carried by 6,665 people, or 1 in 21,624. In Russia Penkova is mostly found in: Voronezh Oblast, where 9 percent live, Altai Krai, where 9 percent live and Moscow, where 5 percent live. Apart from Russia it exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 22 percent live and Ukraine, where 15 percent live.

Penkova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Penkova last name is principally Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (74%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Penkova surname are 20.72% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 67.49% registered with the party.

Penkova earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.54% more than the national average, earning $47,266 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penková9580/
Peunkova93139/
Penikova9323/
Paenkova934/
Penekova933/
Penykova932/
Penkovas931/
Pesnkova931/
Peynkova931/
Poenkova931/
Penkov9211,980/
Pnkova924/
Pěnková9032/
Penickova8810/
Peynekova888/
Peynikova884/
Penkavova883/
Pehnykova881/
Penkava86300/
Pynkova86262/
Pinkova86232/
Peunkov8699/
Pencova8644/
Penkovs8622/
Penkowa866/
Poenkov864/
Paenkov864/
Pen'kov862/
Pengova861/
Pemkova861/
Pnkov8313/
Pynikova80123/
Pinkovai8099/
Penkovoy8037/
Penkovoi8031/
Pinkovay8021/
Pynykova809/
Pionkova809/
Pyonkova807/
Pinikova806/
Penicova805/
Painkova803/
Pencková803/
Pinkovas802/
Poinkova801/
Pinkovau801/
Pienkava800/
Pynkov77224/
Pinkov77187/
Pencov77142/
Penkow778/
Penkof775/
Pinkavova7512/
Penkovová758/
Pěnkavova751/
Penicková751/
Penk731,979/
Pinkava71752/
Pěnkava71440/
Pinková71435/
Pencová71253/
Penkoff71139/
Pimkova7151/
Pingova7124/
Penkawa7117/
Pionkov7113/
Pincova7112/
Pymkova7110/
Pyonkov719/
Pengkaw717/
Pengkow714/
Pinkovs711/
Paenkow711/
Penkoft711/
Paenkaw711/
Penke6712,415/
Penek67536/
Penik67166/
Penck6791/
Paenk6772/
Penyk6739/
Pincovai6725/
Pehnk6725/
Pěníková676/
Pengkhaw675/
Pienkawa674/
Pinkowai673/
Penkh673/
Pynkovoi672/
Pinkoway671/
Pennk671/
Penkt671/
Penks671/
Penhk671/
Pienk671/
Pincková671/
Pnkow671/

Penkova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penkova in the Georgian language
პენკოვაpenkova-
Penkova in the Russian language
Пеньковаpenkova-

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