Peterzelka Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Peterzelka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peterzelka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Austria191:448,18144,644
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Peterzelka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peterzelka is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peterzelka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,776,799th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Peterzelka are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Peterzelka is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,833,593. In Germany Peterzelka is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 62 percent are found, Hesse, where 29 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 5 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 39 percent are found and Switzerland, where 14 percent are found.

Peterzelka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Peterzelka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Peterzelka surname decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Peterzelka
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