Petreck Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Petreck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petreck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

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

The last name Petreck is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petreck? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Petreck live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe. Petreck is also the 2,694,839th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 17 people.

Petreck is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany Petreck is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Petreck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Petreck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Petreck last name fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pietreck9322/
Petrek921,000/
Petrec92182/
Petrick866,747/
Pietrek862,296/
Petresc86424/
Potreck86345/
Petýrek8694/
Peutrec8646/
Patreck8627/
Petyrek8619/
Petrecs8617/
Petryck868/
Petrzec863/
Petreac862/
Peitrek862/
Petreak862/
Petriek862/
Petirck861/
Petreik861/
Petrect861/
Petreckova821/
Pethrick8071/
Pietrick8068/
Pettrick806/
Pietrzek803/
Petricks803/
Pestrick802/
Patreick802/
Petrrick801/
Peatrick801/
Pieterck801/
Peatroek801/
Petterck800/
Petricke800/
Peitrick800/
Petryk7713,652/
Petrik7712,095/
Petric776,518/
Petrík772,864/
Petřek77344/
Patrek7769/
Peterc7759/
Peterk7735/
Potrek7723/
Pitrek7713/
Petirk7711/
Potrec778/
Petrex776/
Petryc771/
Pytrek771/
Petreková75569/
Petrekova7539/
Pietrzyck7520/
Petrecova754/
Petrecová754/
Peittrick751/
Patrick71360,966/
Patrzek71585/
Potrick71357/
Petrics71320/
Pietryk71284/
Peterke71197/
Pyterek7189/
Piotrek7184/
Petruic7173/
Petrécs7161/
Petrzik7139/
Pietrik7134/
Petrickova7131/
Petrikh7119/
Petruik7116/
Pettric7116/
Petrzyk7113/
Petrykh717/
Petrict717/
Petreykova715/
Petreacova715/
Patriek714/
Pieterk714/
Patryck713/
Peterkp713/
Pethric712/
Pietric712/
Potröck712/
Petroic711/
Peitryk711/
Petrike711/
Paetrik711/
Patreek711/
Petricková711/
Phetrik711/
Peatrik711/
Peetrik711/
Piotrec711/
Pitrick710/
Petricx710/
Pietrzyk6717,032/
Pattrick67894/
Pietrzik67181/
Pottrick67114/
Paitrick6760/
Pathrick6731/
Phaetrik6729/
Petrique6725/
Phetrrik6715/
Petrzhik6714/
Pestrykh6710/
Patricck6710/
Petriske679/
Petrzhyk678/
Patraick675/
Peitrzyk672/
Patrickk672/
Patrrick672/
Bpatrick672/
Poetrzyk671/
Patrickq671/
Petricch671/
Petroics671/
Paitreek671/
Padtrick671/
Hpatrick671/
Paatrick671/
Peysterk671/
Petergue671/
Peterque671/
Petraiks671/
Petrkova671/
Patrikck671/
Phatrick671/
Pittrick670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petreck
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