Petaka Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Latvia

Petaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Latvia71:292,86424,791
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
India51:153,413,076951,030
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Petaka (18) may also be a first name.

Petaka Last Name Facts

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

Petaka (Marathi: पेटका, Oriya: େପଟକା) is found most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,333,370th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname Petaka is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Petaka live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Petaka is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 18 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria Petaka is mostly found in: Benue, where 98 percent reside and Ogun, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 10 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside.

Petaka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Petaka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Petaka last name decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petakas9211/
Petakat923/
Pestaka923/
Pettaka922/
Peetaka921/
Paetaka921/
Petaska921/
Pethakas8632/
Petachka8631/
Pettakat863/
Petakaja861/
Petaca83722/
Pataka83539/
Potaka83454/
Pitaka83349/
Petaki8354/
Peteka8326/
Petake8311/
Petako8311/
Petoka832/
Phataka77613/
Pathaka77295/
Petakos7788/
Patakai7770/
Petasky7744/
Potakka7741/
Pothaka7737/
Pitakai7732/
Pittaka7727/
Petakou7723/
Patakka7718/
Pottaka7718/
Petaske7716/
Petasko7715/
Pattaka7714/
Petaski7712/
Paitaka7712/
Petecka779/
Photaka778/
Potacka778/
Petokas776/
Phetoka776/
Phitaka775/
Petacca773/
Petaker773/
Patakay773/
Pitakah773/
Patakha772/
Pithaka771/
Patakah771/
Patakaï771/
Petheka771/
Petekai771/
Pheteka771/
Petacap771/
Petakis771/
Petaško771/
Pitaeka771/
Pitakad771/
Pitakau771/
Potaaka771/
Potaika771/
Phetake771/
Pettauskas751/
Phettakuoa751/
Phethoka71266/
Pittakas71142/
Pathakai7172/
Pittakat7170/
Pathakah7165/
Pattakka7142/
Petachki7125/
Pathakau7123/
Phatakay7118/
Pothakka7112/
Pathakay7112/
Petaszko7110/
Petashko717/
Pietacay717/
Pottakka716/
Pathakka715/
Pettakou714/
Phetheka714/
Pethakis712/
Potthaka711/
Phathaka711/
Pettatca711/
Petoskay711/
Petoutka711/
Paatakka711/
Pathakaa711/
Piethaki711/
Pettakos711/
Phatakai711/
Petacaya711/
Pithakay711/
Phothaka711/
Pataca676,087/
Patoka673,072/
Potoka67344/
Pitako67213/
Pitake67130/
Peteko6793/
Patako6768/
Pateka6758/
Pitaki6738/
Pitaca6735/
Paytashka6731/
Pathakaai6730/
Poteka6715/
Potako6712/
Phatthaka6711/
Phatakaai673/
Peteca671/
Pathakhai671/
Petoko671/
Petaco671/
Potaqa671/
Patthakay671/

Petaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petaka in the Marathi language
पेटकाpetaka-
Petaka in the Oriya language
େପଟକାepataka71.43
େପତକାepataka28.57

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Footnotes

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