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 in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: 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 is the 43,145th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 603,974 people. The last name Penkova occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Penkova reside; 56 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 56 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 6,665 people, or 1 in 21,624. In Russia it is primarily found in: Voronezh Oblast, where 9 percent reside, Altai Krai, where 9 percent reside and Moscow, where 5 percent reside. Besides Russia this last name occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in Bulgaria, where 22 percent reside and Ukraine, where 15 percent reside.

Penkova Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Penkova are 20.72% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 67.49% registered to vote for the political 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
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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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