Pianka
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Frequency: (170)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Polish and Jewish (from Poland): nickname from Polish pianka ‘foam’, ‘scum’; also ‘mousse’, ‘meringue’.
GIVEN NAMES: Polish 9%. Genowefa (2), Krzysztof, Zigmund.
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