Petrovaj Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Petrovaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 34 | 1:156,954 | 27,796 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
Petrovaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petrovaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Petrovaj is carried by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Petrovaj? popularity and diffusion
The last name Petrovaj is the 2,876,555th most numerous last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. Petrovaj is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Petrovaj are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
The surname is most frequently held in Slovakia, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 156,954. In Slovakia Petrovaj is most common in: Prešov Region, where 88 percent reside, Bratislava Region, where 9 percent reside and Nitra Region, where 3 percent reside. Not including Slovakia Petrovaj exists in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 26 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Petrovaj
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis