Petrowiak Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Petrowiak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petrowiak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:7,711,892346,147
England101:5,571,806158,774
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Petrowiak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petrowiak occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrowiak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,555,468th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name Petrowiak occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Petrowiak are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Petrowiak is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 7,711,892. In The United States Petrowiak is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 96 percent reside and Idaho, where 4 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent reside.

Petrowiak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Petrowiak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Petrowiak surname grew 2,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petrowiak Last Name Statistics demography

Petrowiak earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.11% more than the national average, earning $49,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pietrowiak95446/
Petroviak8951/
Patrowiak891/
Petrawiak891/
Potrowiak891/
Piotrowiak841,108/
Potrawiak78433/
Piotrawiak741/
Potrawiack741/
Phatrawihok6015/

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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 Petrowiak
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