Petracek Surname

727,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Petracek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petracek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2811:1,289,88990,528
Canada821:449,33638,948
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England21:27,859,030389,889
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Petraček (8) & Petráček (583) are calculated separately.

Petracek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petracek is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Petraček or Petráček. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petracek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 727,600th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 18,264,526 people. The last name Petracek occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Petracek reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 281 people, or 1 in 1,289,889. In The United States Petracek is primarily concentrated in: California, where 16 percent are found, Colorado, where 12 percent are found and Minnesota, where 5 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 21 percent are found and Austria, where 2 percent are found.

Petracek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Petracek surname are 12.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.42% registered with the political party.

The amount Petracek earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 18.97% more than the national average, earning $51,333 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.45% less than the national average, earning $44,493 CAD per year.

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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 Petracek
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