Petaca Surname

466,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Romania

Petaca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petaca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4221:239,90136,356
Romania2921:68,7608,234
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Petaca (22) may also be a first name.

Petaca Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petaca is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petaca? popularity and diffusion

The last name Petaca is the 466,165th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,093,554 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Petaca are found; 58 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 58 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Petaca is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 22 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 422 people, or 1 in 239,901. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Ilocos, where 70 percent live, National Capital Region, where 11 percent live and Soccsksargen, where 9 percent live. Apart from The Philippines Petaca exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 40 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petacca923/
Petacha921/
Petacap921/
Petachka8631/
Pietacay867/
Petacaya861/
Pettatca861/
Pataca836,087/
Petaka8367/
Petaci8346/
Pitaca8335/
Petasa833/
Petaco831/
Peteca831/
Petaza831/
Petacco77328/
Petacio77159/
Pitacas77118/
Poteaca77115/
Petacci7774/
Patacay7773/
Petecca7744/
Petachi7734/
Phetasa7712/
Petakas7711/
Potacka778/
Petache776/
Pitacia776/
Petakat773/
Pestaka773/
Pettaka772/
Petasai772/
Paetaka771/
Pitacai771/
Peetaka771/
Petaska771/
Pattaca771/
Pataica771/
Peataza771/
Pitgaca771/
Pittaca771/
Pitaica771/
Pitacat771/
Peteasa770/
Petacchi7173/
Pethakas7132/
Pettachi7127/
Petachki7125/
Pettacci7122/
Petacque7114/
Pethachi716/
Peetasai715/
Pettakat713/
Peatasai712/
Pataqcca711/
Petatcio711/
Petakaja711/
Pitacait711/
Paitacha711/
Petosa67686/
Pataka67539/
Potaka67454/
Pitaka67349/
Pataco67296/
Poteca67220/
Petaki6754/
Pitaci6743/
Patacă6732/
Peteka6726/
Pitaco6721/
Petako6711/
Patoca6711/
Petake6711/
Pettasahe675/
Pitaça674/
Petoka672/
Piteca672/
Potaco672/
Peteco671/
Petajo671/
Petaso671/
Potaqa671/
Pateca671/
Petoza671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petaca
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