Peteja Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Peteja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peteja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1661:228,96829,641
Slovakia221:242,56637,880
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England41:13,929,515290,718
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Petejä (1) are calculated separately.

Peteja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peteja occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Petejä. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peteja? popularity and diffusion

The last name Peteja is the 1,125,333rd most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Peteja live; 88 percent live in Eastern Europe and 88 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Peteja is most frequent in Poland, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 228,968. Without taking into account Poland this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 10 percent are found and Germany, where 6 percent are found.

Peteja Last Name Statistics demography

Peteja earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 83.46% more than the national average, earning $79,161 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petejä941/
Petea91201/
Petej9178/
Petejova862/
Peteza83551/
Petaja83179/
Petija83101/
Peteya8353/
Petesa8319/
Peteah8310/
Petejo839/
Peteha832/
Peteas831/
Peteia831/
Peteji831/
Petejj831/
Pethea831/
Peteca831/
Peştea831/
Pestea831/
Pettea830/
Pestejo77111/
Peteyap773/
Petieje771/
Phetesa771/
Phetead771/
Peteiad771/
Piettea770/
Peteasa770/
Petey731,103/
Pitea73872/
Petau73667/
Petee73332/
Petie73218/
Petai73175/
Petay73141/
Petoe73122/
Petei73110/
Petaa7386/
Peteu7383/
Pîtea7349/
Petaj7342/
Petye7341/
Petoa7328/
Petae7319/
Petue7316/
Pitej732/
Petuj732/
Peteî731/
Pytej731/
Petejová7111/
Petitjea711/
Petizeau711/
Phethesa711/
Pieterza711/
Pettey672,242/
Pettie671,825/
Phetoe671,630/
Petica67933/
Petaia67742/
Pettay67646/
Petäjä67621/
Pettee67567/
Pettai67533/
Pistea67466/
Petiza67354/
Peatey67317/
Petiya67312/
Petuya67204/
Pittea67187/
Pištej67132/
Pethai67111/
Peštaj67103/
Petoia6791/
Peatee6789/
Peetaa6785/
Pettau6781/
Pettye6770/
Piştea6764/
Pethei6763/
Petayi6755/
Peteux6753/
Petaut6752/
Petaux6749/
Petaud6745/
Pitesa6737/
Pitija6735/
Petaya6733/
Pestaj6730/
Petuha6727/
Peetau6725/
Peteut6722/
Pistej6720/
Pestey6720/
Peetey6719/
Pettei6718/
Peytie6718/
Petais6717/
Petawe6716/
Petaus6712/
Piteje6711/
Petisa6711/
Peatie6710/
Petays679/
Piteya679/
Petoya679/
Pettaa678/
Petojo678/
Piștea678/
Phetye678/
Peteyu677/
Pethau676/
Pietay676/
Pethoe676/
Petayu676/
Pitaja675/
Peteis675/
Petuia675/
Peteys674/
Peetee674/
Pethey674/
Peteus674/
Pettae673/
Piteca672/
Pettue672/
Peteit672/
Phetai672/
Piteia672/
Piteza672/
Peatai672/
Petait671/
Peatue671/
Peutai671/
Petaeh671/
Petaiy671/
Petaji671/
Peteie671/
Pestau671/
Peatei671/
Peteco671/
Pesteu671/
Petteu671/
Petuji671/
Petuye671/
Peytai671/
Peytau671/
Peteye671/
Petezo671/
Petheu671/
Phetie671/
Peitee671/
Petajo671/
Pestei671/
Peitie671/
Phetoa671/
Pethay671/
Peetae671/
Pethie670/
Petitjeau670/
Peitey670/
Pettoe670/

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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
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  • 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 Peteja
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