Petlek Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Petlek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petlek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Petlek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petlek is borne by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petlek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,602,217th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Petlek is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Petlek reside; 80 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 80 percent reside in Tai-Asia.

This last name is most widespread in Thailand, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 2,943,264. In Thailand Petlek is mostly found in: Songkhla Province, where 46 percent live, Bangkok, where 17 percent live and Phang Nga Province, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Thailand this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 17 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phetlek9285/
Pethlek921/
Petleke921/
Phetleak861/
Petlik83195/
Petlyk8379/
Petlík833/
Petelk832/
Patlek832/
Petlekova801/
Photlek77291/
Petlick7769/
Phatlek7742/
Pitleck7713/
Petleac772/
Pathlek771/
Patlaek771/
Pechtlk771/
Pitleek770/
Photloek7149/
Pytellek7124/
Petlicke713/
Pytlik674,483/
Pytlík67553/
Pytlyk67511/
Pitlik67450/
Petlic67262/
Pitlyk67140/
Petelkova6745/
Pitlík6732/
Patelk6722/
Petlig6716/
Patlik6713/
Patilk679/
Petlíková674/
Pitelk673/
Petlikova673/
Petilkova671/
Potilk671/
Pyttlk671/

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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 Petlek
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