Penčák Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Penčák Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Penčák Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia681:156,37524,047
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393

The alternate forms: Pencák (83) & Pencak (737) are calculated separately.

Penčák Last Name Facts

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

Penčák is held by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Pencák or Pencak. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Penčák? popularity and diffusion

The last name Penčák is the 2,220,661st most frequently held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Penčák live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Czechia, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 156,375. In Czechia Penčák is most common in: South Moravian Region, where 49 percent live, Moravian-Silesian Region, where 16 percent live and Zlín Region, where 15 percent live. Outside of Czechia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Slovakia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pencák9483/
Pienčák9286/
Pencak89737/
Pinčák83117/
Pemčák8344/
Penzák831/
Penčáková8063/
Penczák778/
Pienčak776/
Pencáková67183/
Pinčáková67119/
Penzak6751/
Pincák675/
Pinčak672/
Pencok671/
Pinzák671/
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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 Penčák
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