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 more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petlyak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Petlyak is the 770,644th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 19,749,447 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 53 percent of Petlyak are found; 51 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 51 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Petlyak is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 328 people, or 1 in 439,400. In Russia Petlyak is most frequent in: Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 31 percent live, Zabaykalsky Krai, where 24 percent live and Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, where 7 percent live. Beside Russia it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 8 percent live and Belarus, where 3 percent live.

Petlyak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (63%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Petlyak surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 80% being registered with 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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