Pečnik Surname

171,359th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Pečnik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pečnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2,2251:1,11862
Croatia2721:15,5463,103
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Pecnik (640), Pećnik (228) & Pecník (248) are calculated separately.

Pečnik Last Name Facts

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

Pečnik is more frequently found in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Pecnik, Pećnik or Pecník. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pečnik? popularity and diffusion

It is the 171,359th most common last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,899,939 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pečnik are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Pečnik is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is held by 2,225 people, or 1 in 1,118. In Slovenia Pečnik is most numerous in: Savinja, where 31 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 22 percent live and Carinthia, where 13 percent live. Outside of Slovenia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 11 percent live and Serbia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pecnik94640/
Pećnik94228/
Pecník89248/
Pečnikova805/
Pechnik77196/
Petznik7780/
Pecznik7746/
Pecnick7737/
Petsnik772/
Pecnhik771/
Petznick71566/
Petsnick7126/
Pechnick7122/
Piecznik717/
Petchnik712/
Peichnik711/
Petschnik6793/
Petchnick6735/
Pecnikova6720/
Piznik6715/
Pecniková674/
Picnik674/
Pietrznik671/
Peznek671/

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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 Pečnik
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