Penkwitt Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Penkwitt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Penkwitt Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Penkwitt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penkwitt is most common in Germany. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Penkwitt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,293,424th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Penkwitt are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 1,219,780. In Germany it is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 62 percent are found, Hesse, where 12 percent are found and Hamburg, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penckwitt9411/
Penkwit9313/
Pinkwit800/
Penquitt7594/
Puengwit7510/
Penkwa712/
Pengwei6742/
Penguit6712/
Penquit671/
Pengwui671/
Pengkui671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Penkwitt
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