Penkus Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Penkus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penkus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Penkus Last Name Facts

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

Penkus (Russian: Пенкус) is most common in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Penkus.

How Common Is The Last Name Penkus? popularity and diffusion

Penkus is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Penkus are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Penkus is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New Hampshire, where 43 percent reside, New York, where 29 percent reside and Florida, where 14 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 27 percent reside and Russia, where 20 percent reside.

Penkus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Penkus has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 117 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Penkus Last Name Statistics demography

Penkus earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penkhus9261/
Pienkus9220/
Penku91201/
Pienkaus861/
Pinkus832,181/
Pynkus8335/
Penkeu8328/
Penkou8316/
Pengku8315/
Penkos8313/
Pencus8310/
Penkhu837/
Pemkus832/
Pienkauss801/
Penkhouse800/
Pienkos77419/
Pinkous7733/
Pengkos7714/
Pinkuss778/
Pienkeu772/
Pinkusz772/
Pengkui771/
Paengku771/
Pinkush771/
Pengkuh771/
Pinku732,282/
Pencu73561/
Penkó7311/
Pncus731/
Pynku731/
Pienkosz71153/
Pinkhaus7185/
Pienkoss7127/
Penkhoss7119/
Pengkhui712/
Pinkhust710/
Pincus673,362/
Pinkos67809/
Pinkau67118/
Pingku6727/
Pinkhouse6712/
Pinkusova678/
Pemkeu672/
Pimkus672/
Penkoo672/
Pengcu672/
Pynkusova671/
Pinkeu671/
Pinkuś671/
Pinkuß671/
Pinkusová671/
Penkoz671/
Pencou671/
Pinkup670/

Penkus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penkus in the Russian language
Пенкусpenkus-

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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 Penkus
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