Pinkas Surname

163,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Pinkas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pinkas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel6111:14,0062,128
Czechia5691:18,6882,818
Poland4501:84,46413,057
United States3441:1,053,66077,038
Australia1531:176,44217,942
Russia1131:1,275,42591,659
Argentina691:619,47043,674
Slovakia601:88,94117,149
Austria501:170,30922,149
Chile451:391,47710,650
Bulgaria361:193,85810,651
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Kazakhstan231:768,80449,532
England211:2,653,24194,788
Moldova131:273,95123,172
France121:5,535,227269,324
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Pinkás (1) are calculated separately.

Pinkas (129) may also be a first name.

Pinkas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pinkas (Hindi: पिंकस, Russian: Пинкас) is carried by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Pinkás. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pinkas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 163,062nd most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,734,539 people. The surname Pinkas is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Pinkas live; 44 percent live in Eastern Europe and 40 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Pinkas is also the 818,356th most common first name globally, borne by 129 people.

It is most numerous in Israel, where it is carried by 611 people, or 1 in 14,006. In Israel it is mostly found in: Tel Aviv District, where 28 percent reside, Central District, where 25 percent reside and Haifa District, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Israel this surname is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 21 percent reside and Poland, where 17 percent reside.

Pinkas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Pinkas are 44.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.3% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pinkas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.04% less than the national average, earning R 104,472 per year; in United States they earn 8.37% more than the national average, earning $46,759 USD per year and in Canada they earn 51.51% more than the national average, earning $75,277 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pinkás941/
Pinkhas9246/
Pingkas9235/
Pinkasz923/
Pinkass922/
Pinkhaus8685/
Pienkaus861/
Pinkos83809/
Pincas83493/
Pynkas83358/
Penkas8350/
Pimkas831/
Pinkasová80567/
Pinkasova8011/
Pienkauss801/
Pingcas77659/
Pinkosz77552/
Pienkos77419/
Pinkous7733/
Penkass7730/
Pinkosh7728/
Pinkász7721/
Pinkoss7711/
Pinkohs773/
Pinkois772/
Pinkatz771/
Pinkach771/
Penckas771/
Pinkhos771/
Pinkhasova751,057/
Pienkosz71153/
Pienkoss7127/
Pienkohs716/
Pinkoczs711/
Pincos67133/
Pencas6729/
Penkos6713/
Pinkoś6713/
Pinkhouse6712/
Penkasova675/
Pinkosova673/
Pinkoš672/
Penkaz671/
Pinkoz671/
Pynkasova671/

Pinkas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pinkas in the Hindi language
पिंकसpinkasa-
Pinkas in the Russian language
Пинкасpinkas-

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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 Pinkas
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