Petlekha Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Petlekha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petlekha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1191:382,54446,655
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Russia21:72,061,528727,117

Petlekha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petlekha (Russian: Петлеха) is more commonly found in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petlekha? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,565,797th most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Petlekha live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 382,544. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 48 percent reside, Lviv Oblast, where 29 percent reside and Volyn Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Ukraine Petlekha exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 8 percent reside and Russia, where 2 percent reside.

Petlekha Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Petlekha surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Petlekha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petlekha in the Russian language
Петлехаpetleha-

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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 Petlekha
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