Pinkey Surname

115,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,984 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Pinkey Surname Definition:

PINKIE: From the lands of Pinkie in the parish of Inveresk, Midlothian, the old name of which was Pontekyn (c. 1174-99, Neubotle, p. 53). John de Pontkyn witnessed gift of the church of Wemys (Fife) to the Hospital of Soltre, c. 1200-40 (Soltre, p.

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Pinkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh3,6051:44,2042,530
United States2711:1,337,48793,180
India341:22,560,747316,052
England301:1,857,26974,552
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Wales111:281,32115,850
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:443,18925,511
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Pinkey (8,438) may also be a first name.

Pinkey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

PINKIE: From the lands of Pinkie in the parish of Inveresk, Midlothian, the old name of which was Pontekyn (c. 1174-99, Neubotle, p. 53). John de Pontkyn witnessed gift of the church of Wemys (Fife) to the Hospital of Soltre, c. 1200-40 (Soltre, p. 13), and Peter de Pontekin was one of those who joined his fortunes to those of Bruce (Bain, III, 245; Barron, War of Independence, 414). Adam Pontkyn and Thomas de Pont-yn were members of the garrison of Edinburgh Castle, 1339-40 (Bain, III, p. 241).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Pinkey Last Name Facts

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

Pinkey (Bengali: পিংকী, Hindi: पिंकी, Marathi: पींकी, Oriya: ପିି, Tibetan: པིང་ཀི་) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pinkey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pinkey is the 115,831st most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,829,203 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Pinkey are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Pinkey is also the 68,651st most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 8,438 people.

Pinkey is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is held by 3,605 people, or 1 in 44,204. Apart from Bangladesh it occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Pinkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pinkey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 493 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 45 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pinkey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pinkey last name are 12.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.96% being registered with the party.

Pinkey earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.96% less than the national average, earning $37,990 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pinckey9229/
Pingkey925/
Pionkey921/
Pinkeye920/
Pinky9117,189/
Pinke913,415/
Pinckhey861/
Pingky831,054/
Pionke83871/
Penkey83708/
Pinkee83377/
Pinkie83105/
Pingke8370/
Pinkay8323/
Pincke8319/
Pinkei8319/
Pincky8310/
Pinkky836/
Pinkeu831/
Pincey831/
Pinkyy831/
Pinkae831/
Pinked831/
Pnke803/
Pincket77184/
Pingkay7749/
Pinkesz7746/
Pinkess7737/
Pengkey7726/
Pinckes7722/
Pinkeat778/
Pinkawe776/
Pionkie774/
Pinkiya772/
Pingkee772/
Pienkeu772/
Pinchey771/
Penkoey771/
Pinckie771/
Pinkaiy771/
Pionkeu771/
Pingkeu771/
Pingkes771/
Pinkeae771/
Pinkest771/
Pincker770/
Pinki7318,965/
Penke7312,415/
Pinka731,311/
Pince731,225/
Penky7398/
Pänke7331/
Pimke738/
Pynky736/
Pinkeová71299/
Pinkayot7163/
Pinkeova7133/
Pinckett711/
Pijncket711/
Pionkaye711/
Pincay6721,647/
Pingki672,073/
Pinche671,379/
Pinque67561/
Pionka67545/
Pinkau67118/
Pehnke67112/
Penkay6791/
Penkea6782/
Pincoe6773/
Pinkai6764/
Pengky6737/
Pynket6736/
Pencke6734/
Penkeu6728/
Pengke6726/
Pencey6723/
Pingkawet6710/
Pinnki679/
Penkae679/
Penkie678/
Pinkki678/
Peunke676/
Penkei675/
Pienki675/
Pinkoa674/
Pimket674/
Penkee673/
Penkke673/
Peenke673/
Pinkih672/
Pinnka672/
Pienka672/
Pinnce672/
Pingka672/
Pynkys672/
Penkiy671/
Penkye671/
Pincea671/
Pincoy671/
Pingce671/
Pinkaa671/
Pinkaj671/
Pinkha671/
Pinkij671/
Paenke671/
Pinceh671/
Pinkás671/
Pionki671/
Pinkio671/
Pynkep671/
Pänker671/
Pyncky671/
Penkyi671/
Penkyo671/

Pinkey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pinkey in the Bengali language
পিংকীpinki-
Pinkey in the Marathi language
पींकीpinki-
Pinkey in the Oriya language
ପିିpii98.88
Pinkey in the Hindi language
पिंकीpinki91.76
पिन्कीpinki6.81
पिंक्कीpinkki0.36
पिंकेpinke0.36
पिंकिpinki0.36
पिनकीpinaki0.36
Pinkey in the Tibetan language
པིང་ཀི་pingki30
པིང་སྐྱིད་pingkyi20
པིང་ཀིpingki10
པིང་སྐྱིད།pingkyi10
པིང་ཀྱི་pingkyi10
སྤིང་སྐྱིད།pingkyi10
པིན་སྐྱིད་pinkyi10

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