Petkunas Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Petkunas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petkunas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Lithuania1001:30,3465,330
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England51:11,143,612252,590
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Petkūnas (176) & Petkünas (1) are calculated separately.

Petkunas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petkunas (Russian: Петкунас) is most common in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms: Petkūnas or Petkünas. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petkunas? popularity and diffusion

Petkunas is the 1,055,483rd most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. Petkunas occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Petkunas are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 3,151,817. In The United States it is most numerous in: Illinois, where 28 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 17 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 16 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Lithuania, where 42 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Petkunas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Petkunas last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the political party.

Petkunas earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.7% more than the national average, earning $58,552 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petkūnas96176/
Petkünas961/
Petkuna9373/
Patkunas8842/
Pietkuna881/
Pekuna8620/
Phetkunha821/
Pikunas80115/
Pedkuna807/
Pehkuna807/
Pecunas807/
Pekūnas804/
Pykunas803/
Petkona801/
Puikunas7512/
Pikcunas754/
Pecuna716/
Pedkounga711/
Pikuna711/
Pekuno711/
Pikūnas6757/
Picunas677/
Pikunna674/
Piskuna674/
Petkūnaitė673/
Pescuna672/
Pikünas671/
Pikunga671/
Pikunau671/

Petkunas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petkunas in the Russian language
Петкунасpetkunas-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Petkunas
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