Petanjak Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Petanjak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petanjak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia681:62,18511,473
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759

Petanjak Last Name Facts

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

Petanjak is more frequently found in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petanjak? popularity and diffusion

Petanjak is the 2,255,512th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. Petanjak occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Petanjak are found; 96 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 62,185. In Croatia it is mostly concentrated in: Osijek-Baranja County, where 60 percent live, Zagreb County, where 29 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 10 percent live. Excluding Croatia Petanjak exists in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petenjak885/
Pataniak7528/
Petoniak7515/
Petonyak7511/
Potonjak751/
Pattanyak7173/
Pattaniak7118/
Patanijag7113/
Pothaniak7112/
Pathanyak713/
Potoenjak711/
Pitoniak63470/
Pitonyak63231/
Patanyag6331/
Potonjac639/
Pattanaiyak633/
Pitenyak632/
Pitagnok631/
Patoniak631/
Pitoniaková5330/
Pitoniakova531/
Pitonyák5019/
Pitenyák504/

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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 Petanjak
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