Petrasek Surname

426,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 811 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Petrasek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petrasek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5831:621,71350,239
Germany711:1,133,88074,985
Austria451:189,23224,045
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Slovakia111:485,13257,527
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
England51:11,143,612252,590
France41:16,605,680368,153
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Petrásek (1,006), Petrašek (46) & Petrášek (216) are calculated separately.

Petrasek Last Name Facts

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

Petrasek occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Petrásek, Petrašek or Petrášek. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrasek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Petrasek is the 426,196th most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 8,985,877 people. The last name Petrasek occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Petrasek live; 76 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Petrasek is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 583 people, or 1 in 621,713. In The United States Petrasek is primarily concentrated in: New Jersey, where 17 percent are found, Ohio, where 9 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 9 percent are found and Austria, where 6 percent are found.

Petrasek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Petrasek surname are 10.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.66% being registered with the political party.

The amount Petrasek earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.7% more than the national average, earning $48,197 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.68% more than the national average, earning $60,952 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 Petrasek
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