Petalas Surname
Approximately 1,164 people bear this surname
Petalas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 914 | 1:12,122 | 1,608 |
| United States | 98 | 1:3,698,561 | 204,970 |
| France | 51 | 1:1,302,406 | 132,002 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
The alternate forms: Pétalas (2) & Petalás (1) are calculated separately.
Petalas Demographics
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Petalas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petalas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Petalas occurs most in Greece. It may occur as: Pétalas or Petalás. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petalas? popularity and diffusion
Petalas is the 320,940th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,260,778 people. Petalas occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Petalas reside; 79 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.
It is most widely held in Greece, where it is carried by 914 people, or 1 in 12,122. In Greece Petalas is mostly found in: Central Macedonia, where 34 percent are found, Attica, where 28 percent are found and East Macedonia and Thrace, where 16 percent are found. Other than Greece Petalas occurs in 20 countries. It is also common 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 last name are 30.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84% being registered to vote for the political 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.
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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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