Pataki Surname

37,492nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,045 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Pataki Surname User-submission:

Pataki is a Hungarian surname that means: A man or family that originated from a town called Patak.

Patak means 'creek' in the Hungarian language. There are several villages or towns in Hungary with variants of this name (Patak = 'creek', Sarospatak = 'muddy creek', Verespatak = 'red creek', etc.

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Pataki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary9,7481:1,007105
Romania1,3991:14,3521,842
Serbia5341:13,3801,593
United States4851:747,33858,424
India4151:1,848,35065,079
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Austria1371:62,1569,662
Canada1201:307,04728,331
South Africa1131:479,44939,619
Croatia1091:38,7957,795
Slovakia1051:50,8239,776
Russia741:1,947,609122,573
Czechia641:166,14825,172
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Australia531:509,35338,491
France481:1,383,807136,859
England431:1,295,76958,667
Greece371:299,45443,754
Israel331:259,32223,464
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Afghanistan211:1,531,10412,360
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Montenegro111:58,1423,476
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Norway61:857,04855,549
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Pataki (1,326) may also be a first name.

Pataki Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Pataki is a Hungarian surname that means: A man or family that originated from a town called Patak.

Patak means 'creek' in the Hungarian language. There are several villages or towns in Hungary with variants of this name (Patak = 'creek', Sarospatak = 'muddy creek', Verespatak = 'red creek', etc.). Usually the short form, patak, was used for them in the neighborhood.

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In Hungary it is the same surname as Pataky. In Hungarian family names the 'i' at the end of the name was written as 'y' in several cases. The pronunciation is the same in Hungarian.

- patakib54

Pataki Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pataki (Bengali: পতাকী, Hindi: पतकी, Marathi: पतकी, Oriya: ପାତକି, Russian: Патаки) occurs more in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pataki? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 37,492nd most frequent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 518,871 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Pataki live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 69 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 215,753rd most widespread given name throughout the world, borne by 1,326 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Hungary, where it is carried by 9,748 people, or 1 in 1,007. In Hungary it is most common in: Budapest, where 18 percent are found, Pest County, where 14 percent are found and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Hungary this last name exists in 60 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 10 percent are found and Serbia, where 4 percent are found.

Pataki Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (71%) in Russia and Catholic (40%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Pataki last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Pataki earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.46% less than the national average, earning 212,981 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 23.42% more than the national average, earning R 293,292 per year; in United States they earn 21.02% more than the national average, earning $52,217 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.48% more than the national average, earning $57,376 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pathaki92105/
Patakis9288/
Patakai9270/
Paitaki9232/
Patakit9222/
Pattaki9213/
Patakhi928/
Patacki926/
Patakyi926/
Patakiy924/
Patakoi921/
Patakio921/
Phataki921/
Pathakai8672/
Paitakis8648/
Phathaki8616/
Patackis869/
Phatakiy867/
Phatakit864/
Pathakij864/
Pathakit863/
Phatakai861/
Patakchi861/
Padtakij861/
Pattakit861/
Pataky832,606/
Patake83898/
Pataka83539/
Patoki83175/
Petaki8354/
Potaki8334/
Pateki8328/
Paytashki8030/
Pathakaai8030/
Patthakit809/
Phatakaai803/
Phathakhi801/
Pathakhai801/
Pashtazki801/
Phattakit801/
Patouki771,009/
Phataka77613/
Poutaki77526/
Patecki77431/
Patocki77377/
Patachi77357/
Pathaka77295/
Potacki77198/
Phatake7776/
Pathake7744/
Potakis7738/
Patasky7729/
Potaski7724/
Pottaki7724/
Pataker7720/
Patakka7718/
Pattaka7714/
Patokie7712/
Paitaka7712/
Patokhi7711/
Potakiy7711/
Patacky778/
Pataqui774/
Patakke773/
Patakay773/
Pathaky773/
Patakha772/
Patakhe772/
Pathakj772/
Patheki772/
Pattoki772/
Patakee771/
Patakey771/
Pataske771/
Pautaka771/
Pathaké771/
Patacká771/
Pataica771/
Phateki771/
Potakyi771/
Phatthakit751/
Pottakis7157/
Pattakka7142/
Pathakaj7140/
Patauchi7132/
Pathecki7127/
Postaski7118/
Phatakay7118/
Paitakes7112/
Pathakay7112/
Phathake716/
Pathakka715/
Patasker715/
Patoucki715/
Pautachi713/
Patacchi712/
Pateckij712/
Patockis712/
Pattakhe711/
Phathaka711/
Paatakka711/
Pathakaa711/
Pathakge711/
Pathakuy711/
Pateachi711/
Pataquis711/
Pastakoy711/
Photakid711/
Postakis711/
Pothakis711/
Phatheki711/
Postakai711/
Pataca676,087/
Patoka673,072/
Potoki67773/
Potaka67454/
Phathakge67166/
Paithauke6746/
Patoke6745/
Patacă6732/
Pateqi6716/
Patoca6711/
Potaky6711/
Petake6711/
Phatthaka6711/
Potake679/
Pateke678/
Poteki675/
Peteki674/
Patoky673/
Pothtaški673/
Patace672/
Pataqy671/
Paithaake671/
Patoká671/
Patthakay671/

Pataki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pataki in the Hindi language
पतकीpataki95.45
पटकीpataki1.78
पातकीpataki1.19
पटाकीpataki0.59
पताकीpataki0.59
फांगणीphangani0.2
पाताकीpataki0.2
Pataki in the Bengali language
পতাকীpataki87.5
পতকীpataki12.5
Pataki in the Marathi language
पतकीpataki50.62
पातकीpataki33.33
पतिकpatika4.94
पाटकीpataki3.7
पत्कीpatki2.47
पटकीpataki1.23
पताकीpataki1.23
पासारीpasari0.62
पाडवीpadavi0.62
Pataki in the Oriya language
ପାତକିpataki30.43
ପାତକୀpataki21.74
ପଟକୀpataki13.04
ପଟକିpataki13.04
ପାଟକିpataki8.7
ପତାକିpataki4.35
ପାତାକିpataki4.35
ପତକିpataki4.35
Pataki in the Russian language
Патакиpataki-

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