Paetkau Surname

757,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Paetkau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paetkau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3151:116,97012,402
Paraguay281:258,4554,403
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799

Paetkau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paetkau is borne by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Paetkau? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 757,040th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 19,279,222 people. The surname Paetkau is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Paetkau are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in Canada, where it is held by 315 people, or 1 in 116,970. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Manitoba, where 34 percent are found, British Columbia, where 29 percent are found and Alberta, where 21 percent are found. Barring Canada it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Paraguay, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Paetkau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Paetkau are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Paetkau earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 26.67% more than the national average, earning $54,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.99% more than the national average, earning $51,169 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paethkau933/
Petkau921,002/
Patkau92107/
Paekau9280/
Paetkae8612/
Paestka864/
Pathkau861/
Patka831,053/
Petka83841/
Petku83638/
Paeka83130/
Patku835/
Pietka77751/
Patkaň77178/
Petkeu77163/
Pathka77108/
Pedkau7787/
Pettka7782/
Pätkau7777/
Patkai7761/
Petkai7730/
Pathku7726/
Patkay7722/
Phatka7718/
Petcka7712/
Phetka778/
Paeska777/
Patkah772/
Petkay772/
Poetka771/
Paekus771/
Phatku771/
Peetka771/
Patkha771/
Patkaï771/
Paecka770/
Pautka770/
Patcka770/
Phaetko71285/
Phetkai7163/
Petkhai718/
Paustka716/
Pathkai713/
Paeshka713/
Paekaji711/
Phatkha711/
Petkawe711/
Petkeua711/
Paetkij711/
Patkawe711/
Patca671,378/
Potka67730/
Petca67397/
Paeca6776/
Paeko6723/
Padka6716/
Phetkhai6714/
Patkiyah6712/
Potku677/
Poeku676/
Pajesdka674/
Patqa674/
Phaekhay674/
Poeka672/
Phatkhai671/
Phetkawe671/
Phaetkoh671/
Paeskaya671/
Pedku671/
Pedka671/
Paekkhai671/

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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
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  • 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 Paetkau
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