Petak Surname

225,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,798 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Petak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia6631:6,378928
United States6141:590,32448,194
Bosnia and Herzegovina891:39,7355,539
Slovenia751:33,1696,528
Ukraine691:659,74970,382
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
Indonesia541:2,449,059145,688
Austria321:266,10730,958
Serbia191:376,05017,192
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England91:6,190,895170,599
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
India71:109,580,769786,157
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

The alternate forms: Peták (724), Peťak (8) & Peťák (17) are calculated separately.

Petak (83) may also be a first name.

Petak Last Name Facts

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

Petak (Bengali: পেতক, Hindi: पेटका, Oriya: େପଟକ, Russian: Петак) is held by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Peták, Peťak or Peťák. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petak? popularity and diffusion

The last name Petak is the 225,936th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,053,140 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Petak reside; 47 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 47 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Petak is also the 1,052,971st most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 83 people.

This last name is most numerous in Croatia, where it is borne by 663 people, or 1 in 6,378. In Croatia it is primarily concentrated in: Varaždin County, where 24 percent live, Zagreb County, where 18 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 13 percent live. Besides Croatia this surname occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 5 percent live.

Petak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Petak are 10.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.63% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Petak earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.96% less than the national average, earning $42,302 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.01% less than the national average, earning $40,236 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peták93724/
Peťak938/
Petakh91489/
Pietak91223/
Pestak9155/
Petack9143/
Petake9111/
Pethak915/
Peetak914/
Petaks913/
Peitak911/
Peatak911/
Phetak911/
Pettak911/
Peťák8717/
Pietack8347/
Pettack8318/
Petaske8316/
Petasck831/
Piethak831/
Phetake831/
Hpeitak831/
Pitak804,747/
Patak803,559/
Potak80573/
Pytak80266/
Petok80230/
Petac80129/
Petók8010/
Petag802/
Petakova77197/
Petaková771/
Pathak73494,566/
Phatak735,340/
Pajtak73444/
Pithak73310/
Petock73188/
Phitak73169/
Pattak73157/
Pitake73130/
Patahk73122/
Paitak7389/
Potack7376/
Potakh7375/
Pahtak7362/
Pittak7362/
Paytak7353/
Petaux7349/
Peatac7346/
Pijtak7336/
Pottak7335/
Pitack7322/
Patack7314/
Pitaks7311/
Photak7310/
Patakh738/
Pataik738/
Pietag738/
Paatak735/
Pestok735/
Pataak734/
Pothak733/
Peatok733/
Pitauk733/
Potakk731/
Patajk731/
Pešták731/
Petľák731/
Pateak731/
Petakhova711/
Phithak679,132/
Pittack67309/
Phathak67156/
Paathak6779/
Pestock6766/
Phottak6764/
Patahak6741/
Petoske6740/
Pyshtak6738/
Patthak6722/
Paithak6721/
Pathhak6721/
Phothak6718/
Pathaak6712/
Pathakk6711/
Pathaik679/
Phatack679/
Peetook678/
Peteaux678/
Pistack676/
Petague675/
Pahthak674/
Paattak674/
Pathack674/
Pitakhe674/
Padthak673/
Pathakh673/
Pathakq673/
Ppathak673/
Pitahak673/
Phitack673/
Phitakk673/
Pithake671/
Paatakh671/
Pahatak671/
Pettaig671/
Petoukh671/
Pesztac671/
Pishtak671/
Pitaakx671/
Pithaks671/
Pataick671/
Pateack670/

Petak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petak in the Bengali language
পেতকpetaka-
Petak in the Hindi language
पेटकाpetaka-
Petak in the Oriya language
େପଟକepataka-
Petak in the Russian language
Петакpetak-

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