Petja Surname

265,828th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Petja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4071:38,5064,942
Albania271:107,92810,061
Estonia191:69,56912,771
England41:13,929,515290,718
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Petja (842) may also be a first name.

Petja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petja is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Petja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petja? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 265,828th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,954,144 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Petja are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Petja is also the 281,229th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 842 people.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 1,407 people, or 1 in 38,506. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 57 percent live, Gauteng, where 30 percent live and North West, where 6 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 2 percent live and Estonia, where 1 percent live.

Petja Last Name Statistics demography

Petja earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.32% less than the national average, earning R 137,064 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petija91101/
Petdja9111/
Peetja917/
Peja891,014/
Petjach831/
Petsa801,955/
Petje801,247/
Petia80828/
Pitja80481/
Petca80397/
Petza80201/
Petea80201/
Petya80184/
Patja80172/
Potja80109/
Pejaś80107/
Pejay8083/
Pejza8041/
Pedja8040/
Pejah8020/
Pheja8013/
Petji8011/
Peaja806/
Pejai806/
Peija803/
Pejač802/
Petjo801/
Pejja801/
Pejad801/
Petcha73217/
Peteau73182/
Patjai7388/
Pietza7367/
Pittja7357/
Pethia7351/
Petsai7350/
Pistja7347/
Pejeau7346/
Patija7342/
Pejjai7341/
Pietje7336/
Pitija7335/
Peetje7331/
Petjui7327/
Pettia7322/
Petias7321/
Petjoi7320/
Petsay7312/
Peteah7310/
Phetsa738/
Peejay738/
Pejasz738/
Phitja738/
Petyha737/
Phatja736/
Petyay735/
Phejha735/
Petëza735/
Peadja733/
Phetia733/
Pettya732/
Petiha732/
Peteha732/
Petiaš732/
Peijas732/
Petjit732/
Petzat732/
Pietia731/
Peetya731/
Pejash731/
Pejaux731/
Pethea731/
Potija731/
Petjie731/
Petyaz731/
Peyjah731/
Petjos731/
Petdjo731/
Petsah731/
Pedjai731/
Peitsa731/
Pejaid731/
Pejaud731/
Peejah731/
Pestha731/
Pitdja731/
Potjau731/
Pitjea731/
Peteaj731/
Petyat731/
Petjei731/
Petjoo731/
Petjuy731/
Paetya731/
Pedjau731/
Peatya731/
Pettea730/
Pesa6711,028/
Peza674,015/
Peca673,253/
Pejo671,652/
Pexa67707/
Pija67498/
Pestijo67201/
Phetsai67196/
Phetcha67142/
Petchay67104/
Patijay6795/
Petchai6773/
Pesjaha6771/
Pejó6750/
Pietjou6748/
Petieau6728/
Petchat6724/
Peteait6722/
Potjeau6719/
Pettcha6717/
Péja6714/
Petagio6712/
Peutcha6711/
Petiach6710/
Pheteau6710/
Petkhai678/
Phetjit677/
Pestiat675/
Pathija674/
Petayya674/
Phetjui674/
Pejjaai673/
Peethya673/
Petteay672/
Pethiah672/
Phetiad672/
Phetjuy672/
Pietioa671/
Pietsai671/
Pithija671/
Pattija671/
Petsaha671/
Pietcha671/
Pehetia671/
Peitcha671/
Pyja671/
Phetyad671/
Phetiat671/
Photjai671/
Phatjai671/
Peteaid671/
Pethcha671/
Pethjoo671/
Petjoey671/
Paettia670/

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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 Petja
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