Petronek Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Petronek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petronek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Petronek Last Name Facts

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

Petronek is found most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Petronek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petronek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,141,416th most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Petronek occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Petronek are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 9,538,393. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 26 percent are found, Ohio, where 26 percent are found and Montana, where 18 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Poland, where 3 percent are found.

Petronek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Petronek has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 633 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petronek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Petronek last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

Petronek earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.88% more than the national average, earning $50,433 USD per year.

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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 Petronek
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