Petraj Surname
Approximately 171 people bear this surname
Petraj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 136 | 1:21,427 | 3,649 |
| Greece | 30 | 1:369,326 | 50,921 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Petraj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petraj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Petraj (Marathi: पेाज) is found in Albania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Petraj? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,315,412th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Petraj are found; 98 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 80 percent are found in Albano-Europe.
The last name Petraj is most common in Albania, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 21,427. In Albania Petraj is mostly found in: Vlorë County, where 60 percent are found, Tirana County, where 27 percent are found and Fier County, where 4 percent are found. Besides Albania it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 18 percent are found and Slovakia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Petraj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Petraj in the Marathi language | ||
| पेाज | peaja | 60 |
| पेतराज | petaraja | 20 |
| राज | raja | 20 |
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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 Petraj
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