Péntek Surname

143,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Péntek Surname User-submission:

Péntek means 'Friday' in Hungarian. Its Slovakian variant is Péntekov[á].

Péntek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary2,9941:3,279380
Romania781:257,40924,160
Slovakia241:222,35235,659
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Pentek (1,544) & Penték (2) are calculated separately.

Péntek Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Péntek means 'Friday' in Hungarian. Its Slovakian variant is Péntekov[á].

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Péntek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Péntek is found in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Pentek or Penték. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Péntek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Péntek is the 143,210th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,347,036 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Péntek live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Hungary, where it is held by 2,994 people, or 1 in 3,279. In Hungary Péntek is mostly concentrated in: Budapest, where 14 percent are found, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, where 12 percent are found and Győr-Moson-Sopron County, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Hungary this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 3 percent are found and Slovakia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pentek941,544/
Penték892/
Pintek83155/
Pyntek837/
Pénteková8077/
Piontek778,521/
Pyontek7784/
Pientek7739/
Penteck7714/
Pętek731/
Pionteck71227/
Pyonteck717/
Pintec67193/
Pentyk6782/
Pintik6719/
Pentik6718/
Penteková6715/
Pentík676/
Pentekova674/
Pentec674/
Pinteková673/
Pentex672/
Pintex671/
Péntéková671/
Pymtek671/
Pemtek671/

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