Pinke Surname

132,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Pinke Surname Definition:

1 a nickname from the Chaffinch [Dialectal English pink: cp. Welsh pinc, a finch; gay, fine] ‘Pink: chaffinch; pinkfooted goose.’— S. Willcox, Local Names of Brit. Birds, P. 31.

2 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Pinca, Pinc(k (we find the latter form in Pinckesbrugg, occurring in a Somersetshire charter A.

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Pinke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,4421:110,5114,612
Hungary4701:20,8862,353
Slovakia4521:11,8061,502
Germany4331:185,92521,647
United States2921:1,241,29887,773
Brazil951:2,253,41469,998
Latvia431:47,6757,247
India411:18,708,912282,725
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England31:18,572,686338,250
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

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

Pinke (4,495) may also be a first name.

Pinke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 a nickname from the Chaffinch [Dialectal English pink: cp. Welsh pinc, a finch; gay, fine] ‘Pink: chaffinch; pinkfooted goose.’— S. Willcox, Local Names of Brit. Birds, P. 31.

2 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Pinca, Pinc(k (we find the latter form in Pinckesbrugg, occurring in a Somersetshire charter A.D.936) [Old English pinca, pynca, m., a point]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pinke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pinke (Bengali: পিংকি, Hindi: पिंकी, Oriya: ପିେ, Russian: Пинкэ) has its highest incidence in Bangladesh. It may occur as a variant: Piņķe. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pinke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 132,211th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,133,981 people. The surname Pinke occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Pinke are found; 43 percent are found in South Asia and 42 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 102,680th most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 4,495 people.

It is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 1,442 people, or 1 in 110,511. Other than Bangladesh this last name exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 14 percent live and Slovakia, where 13 percent live.

Pinke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pinke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pinke surname increased 9,733 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pinke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pinke are 0.72000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.95% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pinke earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.42% more than the national average, earning $48,510 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.37% more than the national average, earning $54,836 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pinkey913,984/
Pionke91871/
Pinkee91377/
Pinkie91105/
Pingke9170/
Pincke9119/
Pinkei9119/
Pinkeu911/
Pinked911/
Pink8923,528/
Pnke893/
Piņķe871/
Pincket83184/
Pinkesz8346/
Pinkess8337/
Pinckey8329/
Pinckes8322/
Pinkeat838/
Pingkey835/
Pingkee832/
Pienkeu832/
Pinckie831/
Pionkey831/
Pingkeu831/
Pingkes831/
Pinkeae831/
Pinkest831/
Pincker830/
Pinki8018,965/
Pinky8017,189/
Penke8012,415/
Pinka801,311/
Pince801,225/
Pionk80714/
Pinck80541/
Pänke8031/
Pimke808/
Pinkh804/
Pfink802/
Pingk801/
Pienk801/
Pinkeová77299/
Pinkeova7733/
Pinckett771/
Pinckhey771/
Pijncket771/
Pnk7512/
Pingki732,073/
Pinche731,379/
Pingky731,054/
Penkey73708/
Pingue73680/
Pinque73561/
Pehnke73112/
Penkea7382/
Pinkai7364/
Pynket7336/
Pencke7334/
Penkeu7328/
Pengke7326/
Pinkay7323/
Pincky7310/
Pinnki739/
Penkie738/
Pinkki738/
Peunke736/
Pinkky736/
Penkei735/
Pienki735/
Pinkoa734/
Pimket734/
Penkee733/
Penkke733/
Peenke733/
Pinckx733/
Pinkih732/
Pinnka732/
Pienka732/
Pinnce732/
Pingka732/
Pincea731/
Pincks731/
Pingce731/
Pinkaa731/
Pinkaj731/
Pinkha731/
Pinkij731/
Paenke731/
Pinceh731/
Pionki731/
Pinkio731/
Pincey731/
Pynkep731/
Pänker731/
Pinkyy731/
Ping67213,483/
Penk671,979/
Pinc67829/
Pinková67435/
Pinquet67339/
Pinkova67232/
Penkett6786/
Pyncket6759/
Pingkay6749/
Pnce6734/
Pynk6734/
Piencka6727/
Pengkey6726/
Pinx6720/
Pingche6715/
Pinggue6713/
Pinquie6710/
Pinkchi6710/
Pengket6710/
Pnki674/
Pinkhai674/
Pnkj673/
Pinkitt672/
Pinkois672/
Penkech672/
Pinq672/
Pinchey671/
Pyngker671/
Penkess671/
Penkoey671/
Pinkisz671/
Pnckett671/
Pínk671/
Pnka671/
Ppnk671/
Pnkh671/
Pinqett671/
Pinquer671/
Pimk671/
Pimkeat671/
Pimkhet671/
Pinkait671/
Pinkhoa671/
Pnkk671/
Pnkz671/
Pfnk671/
Pengked671/

Pinke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pinke in the Bengali language
পিংকিpinki-
Pinke in the Oriya language
ପିେpie-
Pinke in the Hindi language
पिंकीpinki66.67
पिंकेpinke10.34
पिन्केpinke5.75
पिनकेpinake5.75
पिन्कीpinki4.6
पिकीpiki3.45
पिंकिpinki2.3
पींकेpinke1.15
Pinke in the Russian language
Пинкэpinke-

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