Pernjak Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Pernjak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pernjak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia831:50,9479,765
Serbia541:132,3149,600
Austria331:258,04330,255
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

Pernjak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pernjak is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pernjak? popularity and diffusion

Pernjak is the 1,210,518th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pernjak reside; 75 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Pernjak is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 50,947. In Croatia it is most frequent in: Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 33 percent are found, Zadar County, where 24 percent are found and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Croatia Pernjak is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 28 percent are found and Austria, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Perinjak934/
Petrinjak88403/
Prenjak86111/
Perniak8653/
Pernyak8625/
Pirenjak8027/
Pierniak8014/
Pirinjak803/
Petrinjac7567/
Petrinšak7557/
Pierzniak757/
Petrinsak752/
Parniak71430/
Pirnyak7185/
Perniok7142/
Petrenchak7129/
Perneac7113/
Pernhag7112/
Pernyák717/
Perniac715/
Pirniak714/
Petrynchak713/
Pernyakova712/
Preniak711/
Pergnok711/
Pernehag672/
Prenchak671/
Pirnyák5722/
Pirneac571/

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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
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  • 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 Pernjak
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