Penčić Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Penčić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Penčić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia3351:21,3282,420
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Penčič (3), Pencić (2) & Pencic (32) are calculated separately.

Penčić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Penčić is borne by more people in Serbia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Penčič, Pencić or Pencic. Click here for other potential spellings of Penčić.

How Common Is The Last Name Penčić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 814,680th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 21,308,614 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Penčić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Penčić is most common in Serbia, where it is borne by 335 people, or 1 in 21,328. In Serbia it is primarily concentrated in: Pirot District, where 42 percent are found, Belgrade, where 21 percent are found and Pomoravlje District, where 18 percent are found. Barring Serbia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 1 percent are found and Montenegro, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penčič943/
Pencić942/
Pencic8932/
Pinčić83126/
Penzić834/
Pendzić772/
Pincić671/
Pendzich57601/
Pincic5032/
Penzez501/

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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 Penčić
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