Páleník Surname
Approximately 992 people bear this surname
Páleník Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 607 | 1:8,792 | 941 |
| Czechia | 385 | 1:27,619 | 4,416 |
The alternate forms: Pálenik (49), Paleník (20) & Palenik (751) are calculated separately.
Páleník Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Páleník Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Páleník is carried by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Pálenik, Paleník or Palenik. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Páleník? popularity and diffusion
Páleník is the 363,955th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 7,346,316 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Páleník are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
This last name is most frequently used in Slovakia, where it is carried by 607 people, or 1 in 8,792. In Slovakia it is primarily found in: Nitra Region, where 28 percent reside, Trnava Region, where 17 percent reside and Banská Bystrica Region, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Slovakia Páleník exists in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 39 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pálenik | 95 | 49 | / |
| Paleník | 95 | 20 | / |
| Palenik | 90 | 751 | / |
| Poleník | 86 | 12 | / |
| Pálenek | 86 | 5 | / |
| Páleníková | 82 | 925 | / |
| Polejník | 80 | 5 | / |
| Polenik | 71 | 255 | / |
| Polenek | 71 | 126 | / |
| Páleniková | 71 | 59 | / |
| Palenyk | 71 | 43 | / |
| Paleníková | 71 | 32 | / |
| Polenyk | 71 | 13 | / |
| Poleníková | 71 | 10 | / |
| Palenek | 71 | 6 | / |
| Pálinek | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pálenikova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Páleneková | 71 | 1 | / |
| Palenick | 67 | 42 | / |
| Polenick | 67 | 23 | / |
| Polesnik | 67 | 23 | / |
| Pallenik | 67 | 22 | / |
| Poleinyk | 67 | 12 | / |
| Paletnik | 67 | 7 | / |
| Polesnek | 67 | 6 | / |
| Polejníková | 67 | 5 | / |
| Palenykh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Poleynik | 67 | 2 | / |
| Palesnik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polenykh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poolenik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polesnyk | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Páleník
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