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

The last name Pernek (Russian: Пернек) is found most frequently in Slovenia. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pernek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 467,272nd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 10,121,592 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Pernek live; 75 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 74 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is borne by 449 people, or 1 in 5,540. In Slovenia Pernek is most frequent in: Drava, where 83 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 8 percent are found and Southeast Slovenia, where 3 percent are found. Other than Slovenia this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 11 percent are found and Turkey, where 9 percent are found.

Pernek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pernek surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the 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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  • 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 Pernek
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