Pinkus Surname

192,952nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Pinkus Surname Definition:

(Hebrew) The dark-complexioned man.

Pinkus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0511:344,87130,996
Israel2591:33,0414,655
Canada1551:237,71322,683
England1351:412,72628,150
Mexico1141:1,088,82613,775
Russia991:1,455,788100,531
Australia811:333,28028,364
Poland771:493,62048,553
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Belarus221:431,86642,756
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
France41:16,605,680368,153
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

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

Pinkus (128) may also be a first name.

Pinkus Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Hebrew) The dark-complexioned man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Pinkus Last Name Facts

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

Pinkus (Russian: Пинкус) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Pinkuś. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pinkus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pinkus is the 192,952nd most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,341,378 people. Pinkus is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Pinkus are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 821,896th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 128 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,051 people, or 1 in 344,871. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 21 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Illinois, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Pinkus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pinkus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pinkus last name increased 1,440 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 4,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pinkus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Pinkus surname is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia.

In The United States Pinkus are 38.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.74% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pinkus earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 0.07% more than the national average, earning R 237,804 per year; in United States they earn 25.89% more than the national average, earning $54,322 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.99% more than the national average, earning $72,530 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pinkuś941/
Pinkous9233/
Pienkus9220/
Pinkuss928/
Pinkusz922/
Pinkush921/
Pinkhaus8685/
Pienkaus861/
Pinkhust860/
Pincus833,362/
Pinkos83809/
Pynkus8335/
Penkus8315/
Pimkus832/
Pinkuß831/
Pinkhouse8012/
Pinkusova808/
Pinkusová801/
Pienkauss801/
Pinkosz77552/
Pienkos77419/
Penkhus7761/
Pinkosh7728/
Pinkoss7711/
Pincous776/
Pinkhos771/
Pincust770/
Pinkousova751/
Pncus731/
Pienkosz71153/
Pienkoss7127/
Pincos67133/
Pinkoś6713/
Penkos6713/
Pencus6710/
Pinkoš672/
Pemkus672/
Pynkusova671/
Pinkoz671/
Penkhouse670/
Pimcus670/

Pinkus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pinkus in the Russian language
Пинкусpinkus-

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