Pinker Surname

250,142nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Pinker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pinker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3281:1,105,05879,932
England2311:241,20419,754
Germany2241:359,39934,546
New Zealand1921:23,5854,143
Israel1401:61,1267,761
Poland1121:339,36438,722
Australia1051:257,10223,526
South Africa761:712,86550,752
Canada501:736,91258,785
Czechia431:247,29033,576
Haiti381:281,1559,538
Wales101:309,45316,869
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1381:176,63314,719
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Pinker (20) may also be a first name.

Pinker Last Name Facts

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

Pinker (Hindi: पिंकर) occurs most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pinker? popularity and diffusion

Pinker is the 250,142nd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,594,922 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 41 percent of Pinker are found; 24 percent are found in North America and 23 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Pinker is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 20 people.

The surname Pinker is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 328 people, or 1 in 1,105,058. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 23 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 15 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States it is found in 29 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent reside and Germany, where 14 percent reside.

Pinker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pinker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pinker last name grew 596 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pinker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pinker last name are 20.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.12% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pinker earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 2.95% more than the national average, earning R 244,644 per year; in United States they earn 12.98% more than the national average, earning $48,751 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.01% more than the national average, earning $58,631 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pinkerd9235/
Pinkier928/
Pincker920/
Pinckert86401/
Pinkeard860/
Pinkherd860/
Penker831,136/
Pincer83231/
Pänker831/
Pinkerová8050/
Pinkerova801/
Pinkheart801/
Pincher77372/
Pänkert7715/
Hpincer775/
Penkerd773/
Pinkire772/
Pyngker771/
Phnkerd771/
Pinquer771/
Penkere771/
Pinkird770/
Pinckheard751/
Pinquier71273/
Pinquere714/
Penckert713/
Pengkerd711/
Pincheer711/
Pfincher711/
Pencer67116/
Penkerová6727/
Pincir673/
Pincre672/
Penkerova671/
Pemker670/
Penquer6297/
Pencher6219/
Penceer620/
Pyncher620/

Pinker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pinker in the Hindi language
पिंकरpinkara-

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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 Pinker
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