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 in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Penyák. Click here for other potential spellings of Penyak.

How Common Is The Last Name Penyak? popularity and diffusion

The last name Penyak is the 1,067,497th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 31,277,021 people. The surname Penyak is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Penyak live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Penyak is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 194 people, or 1 in 1,868,345. In The United States Penyak is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 25 percent reside, Maryland, where 21 percent reside and New Jersey, where 15 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 9 percent reside and Belarus, where 7 percent reside.

Penyak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Penyak last name is primarily Orthodox (53%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Penyak last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.78% being registered with the political 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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