Pernek Surname

467,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 720 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Pernek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pernek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia4491:5,5401,129
Croatia821:51,5689,854
Turkey641:1,215,96051,402
Austria521:163,75821,504
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Pernek Last Name Facts

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

Pernek (Russian: Пернек) is found most frequently in Slovenia. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pernek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 467,272nd most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 10,121,592 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Pernek are found; 75 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 74 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Slovenia, where it is carried by 449 people, or 1 in 5,540. In Slovenia Pernek is mostly concentrated in: Drava, where 83 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 8 percent reside and Southeast Slovenia, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Slovenia Pernek exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 11 percent reside and Turkey, where 9 percent reside.

Pernek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pernek surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Pernek earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.7% more than the national average, earning $51,648 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petrnek9216/
Perneck926/
Pernecke865/
Pernik83200/
Perník83103/
Pernyk8328/
Perneg8318/
Parnek835/
Pornek834/
Prenek833/
Pernekova801/
Piernik77794/
Pernick77449/
Perniok7742/
Pernegg7716/
Perneac7713/
Pernaik776/
Pierník773/
Parneak772/
Pernnec771/
Phernik771/
Perennec71307/
Piernick7170/
Pierznik7152/
Pernique719/
Peernaik716/
Perniske711/
Pernikova67161/
Pirnik67161/
Perníková67105/
Pärnik67101/
Pernig6789/
Preněk6759/
Pirník6746/
Pernic6745/
Pyrnyk6740/
Pernix6729/
Parnik6728/
Pernykova6723/
Pirnyk677/
Peernaick674/
Parneg674/
Pornik673/
Prenik673/
Petrennyk671/
Peerenaik671/
Petrennik671/
Preneq671/

Pernek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pernek in the Russian language
Пернекpernek-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pernek
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