Family name Панке (Pahnke 
, Punke 
, Панке 
) , in the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The last name Панке is characteristic of Germany, where it is quite a rare surname, Austria, where it is a rare surname, and Denmark. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Very seldom, Панке is the forename as well as the last name.