Petaj Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Petaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 19 | 1:153,371 | 11,939 |
| Croatia | 17 | 1:248,741 | 26,882 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Petaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Petaj occurs in Albania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Petaj? popularity and diffusion
The last name Petaj is the 3,017,195th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. Petaj is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Petaj are found; 86 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 45 percent are found in Albano-Europe.
The surname is most frequently held in Albania, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 153,371. In Albania it is mostly concentrated in: Vlorë County, where 58 percent are found, Tirana County, where 37 percent are found and Kukës County, where 5 percent are found. Beside Albania this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 40 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Petaj
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