Petalas Surname

320,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Petalas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petalas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece9141:12,1221,608
United States981:3,698,561204,970
France511:1,302,406132,002
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
England81:6,964,757184,742
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bahamas11:391,7512,737

The alternate forms: Pétalas (2) & Petalás (1) are calculated separately.

Petalas Last Name Facts

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

Petalas is held by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Pétalas or Petalás. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petalas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 320,940th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 6,260,778 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Petalas are found; 79 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Greece, where it is carried by 914 people, or 1 in 12,122. In Greece Petalas is most prevalent in: Central Macedonia, where 34 percent are found, Attica, where 28 percent are found and East Macedonia and Thrace, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Greece Petalas occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.

Petalas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Petalas surname are 30.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Petalas earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 17.33% more than the national average, earning R 278,832 per year and in United States they earn 4.42% more than the national average, earning $45,058 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pétalas952/
Petalás951/
Petalias9330/
Pietalas931/
Petala92702/
Patalas865,946/
Peetala862,157/
Pettala86210/
Petalla86168/
Petolas86164/
Petalia8663/
Pethala8659/
Pedtala8639/
Pietala8630/
Petalos8612/
Potalas867/
Petalap863/
Petalad862/
Petalah862/
Peatala861/
Petelas861/
Petalai861/
Pitalas861/
Pestala861/
Patallas8036/
Pettalia8031/
Peetalla8027/
Pedtatla8015/
Pethalla809/
Patalaas809/
Patalais806/
Peettala805/
Paitalas805/
Pedthala804/
Petallos804/
Pestalia803/
Pettalla802/
Peetalad802/
Peathala801/
Peetalha801/
Petaglia801/
Pitalash801/
Pathalas801/
Patailas801/
Petallia801/
Pitala772,686/
Petalo7758/
Petola7715/
Pytala771/
Patalahas754,310/
Petoulias7519/
Pahtalias7517/
Peethalla758/
Pheethala753/
Pataelias751/
Pettallia751/
Pettgalla751/
Patalaais751/
Petaillat751/
Petatella751/
Phethalay751/
Pittala7132,999/
Patelas717,436/
Petallo712,222/
Pidtala711,968/
Pistala711,120/
Petalio71915/
Pithala71355/
Pitalla71140/
Pietola71130/
Pettola71115/
Pitalai7196/
Pitalia7185/
Pestola7174/
Paitala7173/
Petolat7159/
Petalgo7155/
Petolai7143/
Petelos7140/
Petolla7125/
Peitola7119/
Pitalau7117/
Phetola7110/
Pitalay719/
Petelaz717/
Pitalya715/
Pitalad715/
Pitolas715/
Patalos715/
Pitatla714/
Pitalaj713/
Poitala712/
Pettalo712/
Pétalos712/
Pitaula712/
Pitelas712/
Pitaala711/
Petallá711/
Petalou711/
Pitalah711/
Piztala711/
Petaley710/
Pistolas67553/
Patoulas67133/
Pitolias67105/
Puitalla6791/
Patelias6759/
Potolias6751/
Pittalia6731/
Pitallos6727/
Peittola6726/
Pidthala6719/
Pitthala6719/
Pithalla6718/
Puytalla6715/
Pithalia6714/
Pittalla6712/
Petallio6710/
Paitalai6710/
Pitalach679/
Peistola677/
Patelaas677/
Petoilay677/
Pettolaz676/
Peetolla675/
Paitalad674/
Pittaala673/
Pithalay673/
Pethelaz672/
Patelash671/
Patolash671/
Pechtola671/
Ppittala671/
Pittalaa671/
Pittalai671/
Pittalaz671/
Patelaus671/
Patelais671/
Patallos671/
Pettelaz671/
Petalllo671/
Pitoulas671/
Poitalla671/

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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 Petalas
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