Petakh Surname

626,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Petakh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petakh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine4091:111,30215,885
Russia461:3,133,110167,157
Belarus271:351,89137,455
Iran71:10,968,932186,522

Petakh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petakh (Russian: Петах) is found most in Ukraine. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petakh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 626,382nd most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 14,902,957 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Petakh live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most common in Ukraine, where it is held by 409 people, or 1 in 111,302. In Ukraine Petakh is most prevalent in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 77 percent reside, Chernihiv Oblast, where 5 percent reside and Kherson Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Beside Ukraine Petakh is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 9 percent reside and Belarus, where 6 percent reside.

Petakh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Petakh surname is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petak911,798/
Petach83297/
Pietak83223/
Potakh8375/
Pestak8355/
Petack8343/
Petake8311/
Patakh838/
Pethak835/
Peetak834/
Petaks833/
Peitak831/
Peatak831/
Phetak831/
Pettak831/
Petakhova801/
Pietack7747/
Pettack7718/
Petaske7716/
Petache776/
Pitakhe774/
Pathakh773/
Pietach772/
Petoukh771/
Paatakh771/
Piethak771/
Petasck771/
Phetach771/
Phetake771/
Hpeitak771/
Pitak734,747/
Patak733,559/
Peták73724/
Potak73573/
Pytak73266/
Petok73230/
Petac73129/
Petaj7342/
Petók7310/
Peťak738/
Petag732/
Petakova71197/
Piettach711/
Petaková711/
Pathak67494,566/
Phatak675,340/
Pajtak67444/
Pithak67310/
Petock67188/
Phitak67169/
Pattak67157/
Pitake67130/
Patahk67122/
Paitak6789/
Potack6776/
Pitach6771/
Pahtak6762/
Pittak6762/
Paytak6753/
Petaux6749/
Peatac6746/
Pijtak6736/
Pottak6735/
Pitack6722/
Pitagh6717/
Patack6714/
Pitaks6711/
Photak6710/
Pietag678/
Pataik678/
Pestok675/
Paatak675/
Pataak674/
Pothak673/
Peatok673/
Pitauk673/
Petachova672/
Peteaj671/
Pateak671/
Potakk671/
Patajk671/
Petokhova671/
Petoch671/
Pešták671/
Petľák671/
Petachová671/
Phithakph671/

Petakh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petakh in the Russian language
Петахpetah-

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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 Petakh
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