Petya Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Petya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia961:1,501,282102,725
Belarus181:527,83748,523
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
India181:42,614,743461,117
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

Petya (31,829) may also be a first name.

Petya Last Name Facts

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

Petya (Arabic: بيتيا, Hindi: पेत्या, Marathi: पेत्या, Russian: Петя) is found most frequently in Russia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Petya is the 1,252,959th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Petya are found; 48 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 47 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Petya is also the 26,651st most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 31,829 people.

The surname Petya is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 1,501,282. In Russia Petya is most frequent in: Moscow, where 30 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 10 percent are found and Omsk Oblast, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 10 percent are found and Iran, where 10 percent are found.

Petya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (53%) in Russia and Orthodox (48%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Petya are 13.83% more likely to be registered with the Communist Party Party than the national average, with 32.94% being registered with the party.

Petya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.97% less than the national average, earning R 76,104 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petyha917/
Petyay915/
Pettya912/
Peatya911/
Petyat911/
Petyaz911/
Peetya911/
Petayya834/
Peethya833/
Phetyad831/
Petja801,471/
Petia80828/
Petyo80219/
Petea80201/
Pitya8075/
Petyó801/
Pytya801/
Peatayya775/
Petaaiya771/
Peteau73182/
Paitya73109/
Petija73101/
Petyod7370/
Pethia7351/
Petyoy7330/
Pittya7327/
Pettia7322/
Petias7321/
Pithya7311/
Peteah7310/
Petyoo737/
Peetja737/
Petyot734/
Phetyo734/
Phitya734/
Phetia733/
Petiha732/
Pietyo732/
Peteha732/
Pethyo732/
Petiaš732/
Peteaj731/
Pethea731/
Pietia731/
Pettea730/
Phetyod67107/
Paithya6750/
Phetyot6729/
Phetyoo6729/
Petieau6728/
Petagio6712/
Petiach6710/
Pheteau6710/
Phetyoy679/
Pestiat675/
Pestyod675/
Pethiah672/
Petteay672/
Pitaiya672/
Pethyoy672/
Phetiad672/
Pethyoo671/
Pehetia671/
Petehey671/
Petjach671/
Phetiat671/
Pitayya671/
Pietioa671/

Petya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petya in the Hindi language
पेत्याpetya-
Petya in the Marathi language
पेत्याpetya-
Petya in the Russian language
Петяpeta-
Petya in the Arabic language
بيتياbytya-

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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 Petya
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