Pinsk Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Pinsk Surname Definition:

(from a place name) Pinsk is a city in the area of Minsk. The Jewish community goes back as early as 1506. Originally it was part of Lithuania, later becoming part of Poland, and later still becoming part of Russia.

Pinsk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus1231:77,24412,421
Israel281:305,63026,425
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Pinsk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) Pinsk is a city in the area of Minsk. The Jewish community goes back as early as 1506. Originally it was part of Lithuania, later becoming part of Poland, and later still becoming part of Russia.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Pinsk Last Name Facts

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

Pinsk (Russian: Пинск) is most common in Belarus. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pinsk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pinsk is the 1,177,228th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Pinsk live; 64 percent live in Eastern Europe and 63 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Pinsk is most prevalent in Belarus, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 77,244. In Belarus Pinsk is most frequent in: Brest Region, where 61 percent live and Minsk, where 39 percent live. Barring Belarus it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Pinsk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pinsk are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pinsk earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 54.7% more than the national average, earning $66,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.35% more than the national average, earning $69,728 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pinske911,012/
Pnsk891/
Pinszke8324/
Pinsc801/
Pinschke7729/
Pinskova775/
Penske73336/
Pinzke73136/
Penshk738/
Pnsq671/
Pnsx671/
Pnsc671/
Pennsck670/
Penschke6260/
Penskova6226/
Pensc601/
Penzke552/
Penchke501/

Pinsk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pinsk in the Russian language
Пинскpinsk-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pinsk
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