Petrakis Surname

79,777th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Petrakis Surname Definition:

(Greek) Descendant of little Petros (rock).

Petrakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece4,6501:2,383176
United States9011:402,28535,164
Australia1591:169,78417,425
Canada1201:307,04728,331
Cyprus621:14,2721,632
France371:1,795,209158,669
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Belgium151:766,44363,354
England151:3,714,537119,675
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Wales111:281,32115,850
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

Petrakis (266) may also be a first name.

Petrakis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Greek) Descendant of little Petros (rock).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Petrakis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petrakis (Russian: Петракис) is more commonly found in Greece than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrakis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Petrakis is the 79,777th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,192,334 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Petrakis live; 77 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 77 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Petrakis is also the 545,281st most commonly held first name globally, held by 266 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Greece, where it is held by 4,650 people, or 1 in 2,383. In Greece Petrakis is primarily found in: Crete, where 39 percent are found, Attica, where 29 percent are found and Central Macedonia, where 7 percent are found. Not including Greece this last name exists in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Petrakis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Petrakis are 6.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.11% registered with the political party.

The amount Petrakis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 126.46% more than the national average, earning R 538,164 per year; in United States they earn 31.32% more than the national average, earning $56,662 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.95% more than the national average, earning $52,140 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petrackis9413/
Petrauskis8983/
Patrakis8853/
Petrakes8836/
Petracis881/
Petraqis881/
Petreikis82831/
Petreykis826/
Patrackis821/
Patrakais821/
Pichtrakis7834/
Petroshkis783/
Pétrauskis781/
Petrokeich678/
Patreickis671/
Petreques591/

Petrakis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petrakis in the Russian language
Петракисpetrakis-

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