Petraš Surname
Approximately 1,039 people bear this surname
Petraš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 543 | 1:13,158 | 1,566 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 156 | 1:22,669 | 3,849 |
| Czechia | 112 | 1:94,942 | 15,795 |
| Croatia | 103 | 1:41,054 | 8,198 |
| Slovenia | 69 | 1:36,053 | 6,874 |
| Slovakia | 39 | 1:136,832 | 24,940 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
The alternate forms: Petras (9,354), Petráš (2,531), Petraş (151), Petraș (75), Petraś (5), Petrás (902), Pétras (2), Petráś (1) & Pétrás (4) are calculated separately.
Petraš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petraš Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Petraš occurs more in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Petras, Petráš, Petraş, Petraș, Petraś, Petrás, Pétras, Petráś or Pétrás. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Petraš? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 351,042nd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 7,014,000 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Petraš are found; 84 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most commonly held in Serbia, where it is carried by 543 people, or 1 in 13,158. In Serbia it is mostly found in: South Banat District, where 64 percent reside, South Bačka District, where 18 percent reside and Central Banat District, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Serbia it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 15 percent reside and Czechia, where 11 percent reside.
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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 Petraš
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