Penuk Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Penuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Penuk (12) may also be a first name.

Penuk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penuk (Hindi: पेनुका, Marathi: पेणक) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penuk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Penuk are found; 40 percent are found in South Asia and 40 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name on earth, borne by 12 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India it is primarily found in: Chhattisgarh, where 50 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 50 percent reside. Not including India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 40 percent reside and Ukraine, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penusck830/
Penok8036/
Panuk8031/
Ponuk8028/
Pinuk8017/
Penug804/
Pynuk803/
Penukova775/
Phetnauk771/
Penushke770/
Peneux73274/
Painuk7383/
Paneuk7355/
Penaux7321/
Pajnuk736/
Pannuk735/
Penoux732/
Panauk731/
Pinuck731/
Pinguk731/
Ponukh731/
Pynauk731/
Pynhuk731/
Paynuk730/
Pesnaux6731/
Ponuick676/
Pingauk672/
Pehenok671/
Pegneux671/
Panhuik671/
Penhook671/
Pinguck670/
Pannuck670/
Panouck670/

Penuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penuk in the Hindi language
पेनुकाpenuka-
Penuk in the Marathi language
पेणकpenaka-

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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 Penuk
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