Petlica Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Latvia

Petlica Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petlica Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Petlica Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petlica is found most frequently in Poland. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Petlica.

How Common Is The Last Name Petlica? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Petlica live; 86 percent live in Eastern Europe and 86 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 6,334,792. Outside of Poland Petlica is found in one country. It also occurs in Latvia, where 14 percent are found.

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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 Petlica
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