Petreka Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Petreka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Petreka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petreka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Petreka (Russian: Петрека) is most common in Greece. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Petreka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Petreka is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Petreka occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Petreka live; 33 percent live in South America and 33 percent live in Helleno-Europe.
The last name is most frequently used in Greece, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 5,539,895. In Greece it is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 50 percent reside and Western Greece, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Greece it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 17 percent reside and Brazil, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Petreka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Petreka in the Russian language | ||
| Петрека | petreka | - |
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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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- 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 Petreka
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