Penák Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Penák Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penák Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714

The alternate forms: Penak (230) & Peñak (2) are calculated separately.

Penák Last Name Facts

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

Penák is more frequently found in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Penak or Peñak. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Penák? popularity and diffusion

Penák is the 5,391,485th most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Penák occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Penák reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Slovakia, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 533,645. In Slovakia it is most prevalent in: Žilina Region, where 40 percent reside, Bratislava Region, where 30 percent reside and Trnava Region, where 20 percent reside. Other than Slovakia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 23 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penak93230/
Peñak872/
Penok8036/
Ponák8015/
Pinák805/
Penáková775/
Penack7370/
Pengok7356/
Penđak7339/
Paenok7330/
Petnok7324/
Penake7317/
Pienak7312/
Pesnak7311/
Pejnak738/
Petnak737/
Penock734/
Paenak733/
Penhak732/
Penoke732/
Peneak732/
Phenak731/
Peanak731/
Penask730/
Phetnok67149/
Peanock6790/
Penoske6782/
Phaenak6772/
Phetnak6738/
Phennak6715/
Pienack678/
Pehnack678/
Phengok674/
Peenake673/
Pethnok673/
Poenack673/
Pienhak673/
Pesnaks671/
Pehenok671/
Pheinak671/
Penhook671/
Penakhe671/
Peneyck671/
Poeynok671/
Phaenok671/
Phenake671/
Penaske670/
Penocke670/
Penasks670/
Peunock670/

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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 Penák
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