Penku Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Moldova

Penku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1661:4,620,876119,070
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Penku (223) may also be a first name.

Penku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penku (Bengali: পেঙ্কু, Hindi: पेंकू, Marathi: पकु, Russian: Пенку) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Penku.

How Common Is The Last Name Penku? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,181,191st most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Penku reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 83 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Penku is also the 603,623rd most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 223 people.

This last name is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 4,620,876. In India Penku is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 92 percent live and Telangana, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account India it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent live and Moldova, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penkeu9128/
Penkou9116/
Penkus9115/
Pengku9115/
Penkhu917/
Penkhus8361/
Pienkeu832/
Pengkui831/
Paengku831/
Pengkuh831/
Pinku802,282/
Pencu80561/
Penkó8011/
Pynku801/
Pengkhui772/
Pinkau73118/
Pynkus7335/
Pingku7327/
Pencus7310/
Pemkus732/
Penkoo732/
Pengcu732/
Pemkeu732/
Pinkuś731/
Pencou731/
Pinkeu731/
Pinkuß731/
Pinkup730/
Pinkous6733/
Pinkuss678/
Pinkutė672/
Pencheu672/
Pengkoe671/
Pncu671/
Pionkeu671/
Penkoey671/

Penku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penku in the Bengali language
পেঙ্কুpenku-
Penku in the Marathi language
पकुpaku83.33
पींकुpinku16.67
Penku in the Hindi language
पेंकूpenku75
पेन्कुpenku25
Penku in the Russian language
Пенкуpenku-

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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 Penku
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