Penšek Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Penšek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 70 | 1:35,538 | 6,805 |
| Croatia | 13 | 1:325,277 | 30,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Pensek (11) are calculated separately.
Penšek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penšek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Penšek is most common in Slovenia. It may be found as a variant: Pensek. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Penšek? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,061,309th most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Penšek are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most frequently used in Slovenia, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 35,538. In Slovenia it is most numerous in: Savinja, where 47 percent reside, Carinthia, where 46 percent reside and Central Slovenia, where 4 percent reside. Other than Slovenia it is found in one country. It is also common in Croatia, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pensek | 94 | 11 | / |
| Pencek | 83 | 487 | / |
| Penzek | 83 | 69 | / |
| Pensiek | 77 | 75 | / |
| Piencek | 77 | 60 | / |
| Penzeck | 77 | 33 | / |
| Penchek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Penceck | 77 | 1 | / |
| Penzeuk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Penszek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pencheck | 71 | 9 | / |
| Penschek | 71 | 7 | / |
| Pensieck | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pensec | 67 | 1,117 | / |
| Pencik | 67 | 219 | / |
| Pincek | 67 | 52 | / |
| Penzik | 67 | 37 | / |
| Pinzek | 67 | 27 | / |
| Pensik | 67 | 17 | / |
| Penzyk | 67 | 11 | / |
| Pingek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pnhcek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Penzec | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Penšek
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