Penyak Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Penyak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penyak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1941:1,868,345121,641
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Belarus161:593,81652,198
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680

The alternate forms: Penyák (8) are calculated separately.

Penyak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Penyak (Russian: Пеняк) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Penyák. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penyak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,067,497th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. The surname Penyak occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Penyak are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 1,868,345. In The United States Penyak is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 25 percent are found, Maryland, where 21 percent are found and New Jersey, where 15 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 9 percent are found and Belarus, where 7 percent are found.

Penyak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (53%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Penyak are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the party.

Penyak earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.33% less than the national average, earning $36,534 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penyák948/
Petnyak9210/
Penyack928/
Penyaks921/
Peniak83667/
Penyok8362/
Penjak8341/
Pinyak8319/
Peneak832/
Penhak832/
Pynyak831/
Penyaková802/
Penyakova801/
Pieniak772,358/
Petniak77213/
Pesnjak7740/
Pinyakh7727/
Penyock7725/
Pesniak7715/
Pisnyak776/
Painyak771/
Peiniak771/
Peñak732/
Phengnak7126/
Pieniack716/
Peniaková67161/
Pyniak67135/
Piniak6763/
Peneac6733/
Penjok6713/
Pinyakova6710/
Pinjak676/
Penjaková676/
Peniakova673/
Penhac672/
Penjakova671/
Peniac671/
Pignak671/
Peniok670/

Penyak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Penyak in the Russian language
Пенякpenak-

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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 Penyak
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