Petreck Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Petreck Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Petreck (17) may also be a first name.
Petreck Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petreck Come From? nationality or country of origin
Petreck is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petreck? popularity and diffusion
The surname Petreck is the 4,532,898th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Petreck reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most widely held forename throughout the world It is held by 17 people.
The surname Petreck is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 6 percent are found. Not including Germany it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent are found.
Petreck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Petreck has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Petreck
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