Penniket Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Penniket Surname Definition:

From the ancient family of Pentquit and De Pencoit, that lived at Penquite in Giant, temp. Hen. III.. and Edw. I. The name is from pen-quite, -coit, the head or top of the wood. Penquite is the appellation of places in Blisland, St. Breward, and Lanivet; and there is a Penquitte in Landrake; and Pole gives Pennycot and Penquit as the name of places in Devonshire.

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Penniket Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
England261:2,143,00282,017
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France11:66,422,722504,397
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315

Penniket Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the ancient family of Pentquit and De Pencoit, that lived at Penquite in Giant, temp. Hen. III.. and Edw. I. The name is from pen-quite, -coit, the head or top of the wood. Penquite is the appellation of places in Blisland, St. Breward, and Lanivet; and there is a Penquitte in Landrake; and Pole gives Pennycot and Penquit as the name of places in Devonshire. Penket, Penketh are the same name.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Penniket Last Name Facts

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

Penniket has its highest incidence in New Zealand. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penniket? popularity and diffusion

The surname Penniket is the 1,849,867th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 55 percent of Penniket reside; 55 percent reside in Australasia and 55 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

Penniket is most commonly used in New Zealand, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 100,629. In New Zealand Penniket is most numerous in: Auckland Region, where 62 percent reside, Waikato Region, where 22 percent reside and Otago Region, where 13 percent reside. Aside from New Zealand it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.

Penniket Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Penniket has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Penniket last name increased 137 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Penniket Last Name Statistics demography

Penniket earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pennikett941/
Pennike930/
Pennicke8816/
Pennekett821/
Pennika8061/
Penneke8027/
Pennice8027/
Pinnike803/
Pennecke7552/
Penneker755/
Penniche751/
Penniski750/
Pniker711/
Pnnika711/
Penneaker711/
Pinnika671,691/
Pennica67448/
Pinneke67126/
Pinniki6755/
Pinnice672/
Pennece672/
Pnicker671/
Pennecé671/
Pinneker63188/
Pinnecke63181/
Pennykid6349/
Pynneker635/
Pennechi632/
Peenneka631/
Pnika6225/
Pniki6223/
Pniky621/
Pinnecker59109/
Pennicchi5921/
Pennecchi596/
Pinnekker595/
Pennykidd593/
Pinneeker591/
Pnnica571/
Pnicki571/
Ppnika571/
Pinneka5359/
Pniecka531/
Pinneeka503/

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