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
Petreka (Russian: Петрека) is carried by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petreka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Petreka occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Petreka are found; 33 percent are found in South America and 33 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.
This surname is most common in Greece, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 5,539,895. In Greece Petreka is primarily found in: Attica, where 50 percent live and Western Greece, where 50 percent live. Barring Greece this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 17 percent live and Brazil, where 17 percent live.
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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