Petkas Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Greece

Petkas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petkas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Greece601:184,66329,677
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
England11:55,718,059489,080
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Petkas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petkas is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petkas? popularity and diffusion

Petkas is the 1,447,279th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. The last name Petkas is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Petkas live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 4,530,737. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 29 percent live, Florida, where 20 percent live and Texas, where 15 percent live. Other than The United States it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 41 percent live and Thailand, where 3 percent live.

Petkas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Petkas surname are 4.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.69% being registered with the party.

Petkas earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.71% more than the national average, earning $53,811 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petkash9279/
Phetkas927/
Pethkas921/
Petkos83390/
Petcas83111/
Patkas8363/
Pitkas8329/
Potkas8318/
Petkač831/
Petkosh7740/
Petcash7715/
Pitkasz771/
Pietkos771/
Patkash771/
Patcas67434/
Patkás67268/
Patkos67219/
Podkas67166/
Petkoš6718/
Petcos6713/
Petkáč677/
Padkas674/
Pytkos671/
Petcaş671/
Phetkhose671/
Patkosh624/
Pătcaş5084/
Patkoš5057/
Patcaş5032/
Podkos505/
Patkóš503/

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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 Petkas
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