Petlak Surname

902,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Petlak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petlak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Poland821:463,52146,884
Ukraine511:892,60286,458
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Petlák (132) are calculated separately.

Petlak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petlak (Russian: Петлак) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Petlák. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petlak? popularity and diffusion

It is the 902,012th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 24,620,088 people. The surname Petlak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Petlak live; 48 percent live in Eastern Europe and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Petlak is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 3,179,464. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 40 percent live, California, where 24 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States Petlak exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 28 percent live and Ukraine, where 17 percent live.

Petlak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Petlak surname are 5.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.17% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Petlak earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.86% less than the national average, earning $38,030 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.61% less than the national average, earning $45,901 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petlák94132/
Petlyak92369/
Petlakh9282/
Petlack9222/
Phetlak921/
Pelak91833/
Phetleak861/
Pytlak833,451/
Pielak831,850/
Patlak831,526/
Peliak83498/
Pelyak83148/
Peslak83108/
Pitlak83107/
Pelakh8365/
Pehlak8339/
Pelaik839/
Pejlak835/
Peleak834/
Petłak834/
Pelhak833/
Pelaks833/
Pelack832/
Pelake832/
Potlak831/
Pelauk831/
Pytlyak77657/
Peslyak77429/
Patlakh77429/
Pesliak77379/
Petlock77191/
Patlack77146/
Pytliak7763/
Pielack7756/
Pelaske7728/
Pehlaks7714/
Pitlake779/
Pehlack777/
Patlyak776/
Petlook776/
Potlack775/
Pelakhe775/
Pitliak774/
Petleac772/
Peelake772/
Pytlack772/
Pitlyak771/
Pathlak771/
Pelaaik771/
Pitlack771/
Potlakh771/
Piejlak771/
Peilaks771/
Pitlaks771/
Pytelak771/
Petlyakova75317/
Petliakova7530/
Pilak731,084/
Pylak73326/
Pelák73117/
Pelok7384/
Pelag7311/
Pelac733/
Pelaq732/
Pietlock7143/
Pelakova7122/
Pittlack7117/
Pelaková715/
Phetlook714/
Peaslack713/
Phetlouk711/
Pihlak67851/
Pielok67722/
Pilyak67410/
Pitlok67216/
Pilake67209/
Petláková67126/
Pislak6774/
Peloke6765/
Pelock6762/
Pytlok6749/
Pilhak6724/
Patlók6723/
Paylak6722/
Pailak6722/
Pylakh6720/
Pilakh6715/
Peslac6715/
Pelaic6711/
Pytlac6710/
Patlok678/
Pilack678/
Phelax677/
Pytlák675/
Pitlák674/
Potlok674/
Pylyak672/
Pylack672/
Pytlaková672/
Pelakhova672/
Piliak672/
Pelagg672/
Pelyakova671/
Poylak671/
Pitlaq671/
Patlag671/
Pilaik671/
Peleuk671/
Pelaux671/
Philak671/
Pyslak671/
Pehlag671/
Pelaiq671/

Petlak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petlak in the Russian language
Петлакpetlak-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petlak
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