Pentek Surname

255,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Croatia

Pentek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pentek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania5061:39,6805,043
United States3221:1,125,64981,111
Croatia1951:21,6854,513
Poland1351:281,54634,278
Germany1001:805,05559,076
Ukraine581:784,87479,393
Hungary491:200,33216,931
Slovenia471:52,9298,569
Bosnia and Herzegovina231:153,75710,076
England171:3,277,533109,658
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
France121:5,535,227269,324
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Péntek (3,105) & Penték (2) are calculated separately.

Pentek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pentek (Russian: Пентек) occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Péntek or Penték. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pentek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pentek is the 255,521st most common last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,719,913 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Pentek reside; 50 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 33 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Romania, where it is carried by 506 people, or 1 in 39,680. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Cluj County, where 37 percent reside, Bihor County, where 32 percent reside and Mureș County, where 12 percent reside. Besides Romania Pentek occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Croatia, where 13 percent reside.

Pentek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pentek surname are 29.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.9% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pentek earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.28% more than the national average, earning $45,857 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.18% more than the national average, earning $51,760 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Péntek943,105/
Penték942/
Pientek9239/
Penteck9214/
Pintek83155/
Pentyk8382/
Pentik8318/
Pyntek837/
Pentík836/
Pentec834/
Pentex832/
Pemtek831/
Penteková8015/
Pentekova804/
Piontek778,521/
Pyontek7784/
Pentick7716/
Penteac772/
Pientec771/
Penteakova751/
Pętek731/
Pionteck71227/
Pyonteck717/
Pentkova711/
Pentegova67330/
Pintec67193/
Pénteková6777/
Pintik6719/
Pentikova677/
Pentíková677/
Pentic674/
Pinteková673/
Pentiq671/
Pentiková671/
Pymtek671/
Pintex671/

Pentek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pentek in the Russian language
Пентекpentek-

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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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  • 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 Pentek
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