Petek Surname

43,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,050 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Petek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey5,2921:14,7051,830
Slovenia3,8871:64023
Croatia1,1401:3,709397
United States4571:793,12761,249
Austria3581:23,7863,730
Germany2371:339,68533,336
Brazil1591:1,346,37945,774
Poland1051:361,98840,373
Canada761:484,81041,569
Slovakia761:70,21613,625
Argentina681:628,58044,177
Australia291:930,88655,860
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Hungary191:516,64632,401
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Serbia131:549,61120,712
France101:6,642,272293,169
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
England81:6,964,757184,742
Northern Cyprus71:45,5737,927
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Petek (1,710) may also be a first name.

Petek Last Name Facts

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

Petek (Bengali: পেটেক, Marathi: पॅटी, Russian: Петек) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 43,200th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 604,776 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Petek are found; 49 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 42 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 185,729th most numerous forename world-wide It is held by 1,710 people.

The surname is most widespread in Turkey, where it is carried by 5,292 people, or 1 in 14,705. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 26 percent reside, Siirt Province, where 10 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Turkey Petek exists in 44 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 32 percent reside and Croatia, where 9 percent reside.

Petek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Petek are 9.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.25% being registered with the party.

The amount Petek earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 33.08% more than the national average, earning $57,424 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.82% more than the national average, earning $51,083 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peteke91503/
Pietek91171/
Peštek91144/
Peteck9166/
Pettek9155/
Poetek9133/
Peitek9111/
Petehk911/
Peatek910/
Petehkh8311/
Petteck833/
Pettekk831/
Pieteck831/
Petheke831/
Patek802,730/
Pitek801,343/
Petik801,150/
Petyk80875/
Petec80334/
Petex80172/
Potek80157/
Petík8096/
Pytek8044/
Pítek8021/
Peteq809/
Peteg801/
Pötek801/
Peteková775/
Pistek73176/
Pištek73167/
Pettex7387/
Pathek7384/
Pottek7379/
Photek7352/
Potiek7351/
Petike7345/
Pattek7343/
Pateuk7321/
Petigk7321/
Pateck7320/
Piteck7318/
Pajtek7317/
Poteck7316/
Petick7316/
Pettik7316/
Pittek7315/
Petyke7313/
Pojtek7312/
Petehc7312/
Potekh7311/
Pystek7311/
Peštik7310/
Piotek739/
Pettík736/
Petyok736/
Paetec736/
Pestec736/
Peštík735/
Pestík735/
Phatek734/
Pettyk734/
Poteek733/
Paitek733/
Píštek733/
Poetik732/
Pateek732/
Patekh732/
Petiks732/
Petesc731/
Petikh731/
Petecs731/
Pesteg731/
Patiek731/
Petegt731/
Petykh731/
Pateak731/
Petect730/
Petteg730/
Petekhova714/
Peteňková713/
Petteková711/
Petkova6740,984/
Pethick671,396/
Potteck6735/
Peteque6727/
Pestick6713/
Pishtek679/
Peatick677/
Pettick676/
Petique676/
Phetyok675/
Petkowa674/
Pateick674/
Phatiek674/
Pethike673/
Peshtik671/
Peetike671/
Pfistek671/
Pietieg671/
Piohtek671/
Phottek671/
Pisztek671/
Pohteck671/
Pethyok671/
Pettiks670/
Pitteck670/
Pateack670/

Petek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petek in the Bengali language
পেটেকpeteka-
Petek in the Marathi language
पॅटीpeti-
Petek in the Russian language
Петекpetek-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petek
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