Petuska Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Petuska Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petuska Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia261:78,84811,595
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Petuška (7) are calculated separately.

Petuska Last Name Facts

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

Petuska is found most frequently in Latvia. It may also be found as: Petuška. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petuska? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name Petuska is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Petuska are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The surname Petuska is most widespread in Latvia, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 78,848. In Latvia Petuska is mostly found in: Riga Planning Region, where 96 percent are found and Latgale, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Latvia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Lithuania, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petuska
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