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 last name Petraj (Marathi: पेाज) has its highest incidence in Albania. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Petraj.
How Common Is The Last Name Petraj? popularity and diffusion
The last name Petraj is the 1,315,412th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. The last name is primarily 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 is most frequently held in Albania, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 21,427. In Albania Petraj is mostly concentrated in: Vlorë County, where 60 percent are found, Tirana County, where 27 percent are found and Fier County, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Albania this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs 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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