Penkowski Surname

816,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Penkowski Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penkowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2191:173,55623,920
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Penkowski Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penkowski has its highest incidence in Poland. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Penkowski.

How Common Is The Last Name Penkowski? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 816,514th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 21,371,102 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Penkowski live; 64 percent live in Eastern Europe and 64 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Poland, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 173,556. Not including Poland Penkowski is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Penkowski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Penkowski has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Penkowski surname grew 5,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penkowski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Penkowski surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Penkowski earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 42.81% more than the national average, earning $61,620 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Penkowski
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