Petrikas Surname

348,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,048 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Petrikas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petrikas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania8441:3,595541
United States931:3,897,408212,857
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
England161:3,482,379114,324
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Norway91:571,36544,190
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096

The alternate forms: Petrikaş (1) are calculated separately.

Petrikas Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Petrikas Come From? nationality or country of origin

Petrikas (Russian: Петрикас) is more frequently found in Lithuania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Petrikaş. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrikas? popularity and diffusion

Petrikas is the 348,561st most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,953,765 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Petrikas live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 81 percent live in Baltic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Lithuania, where it is carried by 844 people, or 1 in 3,595. In Lithuania it is most prevalent in: Klaipėda County, where 38 percent are found, Vilnius County, where 29 percent are found and Kaunas County, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Lithuania this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Russia, where 3 percent are found.

Petrikas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Petrikas last name are 16.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.16% registered with the party.

The amount Petrikas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 50.26% less than the national average, earning 172,153 kr per year and in United States they earn 44.35% more than the national average, earning $62,285 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petrikaş961/
Petricas88194/
Patrikas8897/
Petrekas8826/
Petrykas883/
Petrikos881/
Petrikkos8247/
Petrykaus8214/
Petrekhaus783/
Patrikos7566/
Potrykas754/
Petricaş751/
Potricas751/
Potrikos751/
Potrickos7120/
Petrykach713/
Patrzykas711/
Pestrekos711/
Potricos634/
Patricos633/
Petriccoz591/

Petrikas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petrikas in the Russian language
Петрикасpetrikas-

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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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  • 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 Petrikas
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