Pinkey Surname
Approximately 3,984 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnamePinkey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 3,605 | 1:44,204 | 2,530 |
| United States | 271 | 1:1,337,487 | 93,180 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14 | 1:316,419 | 12,423 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 55 | 1:443,189 | 25,511 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 55 | 1:913,067 | 55,053 |
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).
Pinkey Demographics
Pinkey Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Pinkey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pinkey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pinkey (Bengali: পিংকী, Hindi: पिंकी, Marathi: पींकी, Oriya: ପିି, Tibetan: པིང་ཀི་) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pinkey? popularity and diffusion
Pinkey is the 115,831st most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,829,203 people. The last name Pinkey is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Pinkey reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 68,651st most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 8,438 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 3,605 people, or 1 in 44,204. Barring Bangladesh Pinkey exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Pinkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pinkey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pinkey last name expanded 493 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 45 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pinkey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (57%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Pinkey surname are 12.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.96% being registered to vote for 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
Pinkey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pinkey in the Bengali language | ||
| পিংকী | pinki | - |
| Pinkey in the Marathi language | ||
| पींकी | pinki | - |
| Pinkey in the Oriya language | ||
| ପିି | pii | 98.88 |
| Pinkey in the Hindi language | ||
| पिंकी | pinki | 91.76 |
| पिन्की | pinki | 6.81 |
| पिंक्की | pinkki | 0.36 |
| पिंके | pinke | 0.36 |
| पिंकि | pinki | 0.36 |
| पिनकी | pinaki | 0.36 |
| Pinkey in the Tibetan language | ||
| པིང་ཀི་ | pingki | 30 |
| པིང་སྐྱིད་ | pingkyi | 20 |
| པིང་ཀི | pingki | 10 |
| པིང་སྐྱིད། | pingkyi | 10 |
| པིང་ཀྱི་ | pingkyi | 10 |
| སྤིང་སྐྱིད། | pingkyi | 10 |
| པིན་སྐྱིད་ | pinkyi | 10 |
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