Petlyak Surname

770,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Petlyak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petlyak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3281:439,40041,646
Kazakhstan301:589,41741,433
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Petlyak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petlyak (Russian: Петляк) is found most in Russia. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Petlyak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petlyak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Petlyak is the 770,644th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 19,749,447 people. The last name Petlyak is primarily found in Asia, where 53 percent of Petlyak reside; 51 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 51 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 328 people, or 1 in 439,400. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 31 percent are found, Zabaykalsky Krai, where 24 percent are found and Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Russia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 8 percent are found and Belarus, where 3 percent are found.

Petlyak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Petlyak surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (63%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Petlyak last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petlak92296/
Pelyak92148/
Pytlyak86657/
Peslyak86429/
Petlakh8682/
Petlack8622/
Patlyak866/
Phetlak861/
Pitlyak861/
Pelak83833/
Petlyakova82317/
Phetleak801/
Pytlak773,451/
Pielak771,850/
Patlak771,526/
Peliak77498/
Pilyak77410/
Petlák77132/
Peslak77108/
Pitlak77107/
Pelakh7765/
Pehlak7739/
Pelaik779/
Pejlak775/
Petłak774/
Peleak774/
Pelhak773/
Pelaks773/
Pelake772/
Pylyak772/
Pelack772/
Potlak771/
Pelauk771/
Pelyakova751/
Patlakh71429/
Pesliak71379/
Petlock71191/
Patlack71146/
Pislyak7177/
Pytliak7163/
Pielack7156/
Petliakova7130/
Pelaske7128/
Pehlaks7114/
Pitlake719/
Pehlack717/
Petlook716/
Pytlyakova716/
Potlack715/
Pelakhe715/
Pitliak714/
Pytlack712/
Petleac712/
Peelake712/
Pitlaks711/
Pytelak711/
Peilaks711/
Piejlak711/
Potlakh711/
Pitlack711/
Pelaaik711/
Pathlak711/
Pilak671,084/
Pylak67326/
Pelák67117/
Pelok6784/
Pietlock6743/
Pelakova6722/
Pittlack6717/
Pelag6711/
Pelaková675/
Phetlook674/
Pelac673/
Peaslack673/
Pelaq672/
Phetlouk671/

Petlyak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petlyak in the Russian language
Петлякpetlak-

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