Petraska Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Petraska Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petraska Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
England91:6,190,895170,599
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Petraška (344) & Petráška (8) are calculated separately.

Petraska Last Name Facts

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

Petraska has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as: Petraška or Petráška. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petraska? popularity and diffusion

The last name Petraska is the 1,235,409th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. The surname Petraska occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Petraska live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Petraska is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 2,745,901. In The United States it is primarily found in: Maryland, where 30 percent reside, Michigan, where 18 percent reside and Vermont, where 17 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 9 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Petraska Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Petraska are 4.35% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.58% being registered with the party.

Petraska earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.36% more than the national average, earning $43,303 USD 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Petraska
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