Pernjek Surname
Approximately 181 people bear this surname
Pernjek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 176 | 1:24,026 | 5,004 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Pernjek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pernjek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pernjek is borne by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pernjek? popularity and diffusion
Pernjek is the 1,267,784th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Pernjek are found; 98 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
It is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is held by 176 people, or 1 in 24,026. In Croatia Pernjek is most common in: Krapina-Zagorje County, where 63 percent reside, City of Zagreb, where 16 percent reside and Osijek-Baranja County, where 16 percent reside. Other than Croatia it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent reside and Slovenia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perenjek | 93 | 4 | / |
| Perinçek | 80 | 675 | / |
| Perincek | 80 | 12 | / |
| Pernekova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Perimcek | 67 | 73 | / |
| Pirençek | 67 | 29 | / |
| Perincik | 67 | 19 | / |
| Pirinçek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pernikova | 63 | 161 | / |
| Pernykova | 63 | 23 | / |
| Petrencik | 63 | 22 | / |
| Petrinchik | 59 | 85 | / |
| Petrynchyk | 59 | 39 | / |
| Petrenchik | 59 | 18 | / |
| Petrenchyk | 59 | 13 | / |
| Petremchik | 59 | 1 | / |
| Perinnikova | 56 | 7 | / |
| Pirincik | 53 | 39 | / |
| Perincic | 53 | 5 | / |
| Perencic | 53 | 1 | / |
| Petrencic | 50 | 105 | / |
| Petrincic | 50 | 6 | / |
| Pyrnikova | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Pernjek
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