Peterek Surname

302,643rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Peterek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peterek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia4501:23,6303,666
Germany3191:252,36827,308
Poland2941:129,28118,956
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
Austria121:709,62061,025
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Peterek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peterek (Russian: Петерек) is found in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peterek? popularity and diffusion

Peterek is the 302,643rd most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,811,440 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Peterek are found; 60 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 59 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

Peterek is most commonly held in Czechia, where it is held by 450 people, or 1 in 23,630. In Czechia it is primarily found in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 84 percent reside, Prague, where 3 percent reside and Zlín Region, where 3 percent reside. Barring Czechia it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent reside and Poland, where 23 percent reside.

Peterek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Peterek last name are 20.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.35% registered with the political party.

The amount Peterek earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 24.39% more than the national average, earning $53,672 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.29% more than the national average, earning $71,689 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pieterek93181/
Petereck9319/
Paterek863,169/
Poterek86745/
Peterik86131/
Piterek86129/
Peterec86118/
Petýrek8694/
Pyterek8689/
Peteryk8620/
Petyrek8619/
Petereg864/
Peterex861/
Peterík861/
Pieterreck8210/
Petereková824/
Pioterek80353/
Peterick8064/
Patereck8023/
Petterec8015/
Peterzyk802/
Pietarek801/
Peterzik801/
Petherick752,267/
Pieterick75174/
Peterkova75113/
Paterik71117/
Peteřík71110/
Patorek7139/
Peterikova7123/
Peterecová7117/
Peterig7110/
Patyrek718/
Pateryk717/
Petarik716/
Peterykova715/
Potorek713/
Patarek713/
Potarek712/
Potyrek711/
Piterekova711/
Peteric711/
Patirek711/
Petherrick711/
Pitarek711/
Pytorek711/
Paterick67162/
Patharek675/
Pitterik671/
Piterzyk671/
Paterequ671/
Pottorek671/
Petyrick670/

Peterek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peterek in the Russian language
Петерекpeterek-

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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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  • 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 Peterek
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