Petyak Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Russia

Petyak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petyak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Russia411:3,515,196179,721
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Petyak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petyak (Russian: Петяк) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petyak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,628,521st most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name Petyak occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Petyak reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 4,474,802. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 40 percent live, Ohio, where 14 percent live and Tennessee, where 11 percent live. Beside The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 33 percent live and Belarus, where 1 percent live.

Petyak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Petyak surname is principally Orthodox (40%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Petyak last name are 30.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.21% registered to vote for the political party.

Petyak earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.1% more than the national average, earning $49,232 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pestyak921/
Petyakh921/
Pehytyak861/
Petiak83164/
Petjak8349/
Petyok836/
Pityak833/
Pytyak831/
Petyakova8025/
Phetjak775/
Phetyok775/
Pethyok771/
Peťak738/
Pytiak67100/
Pityakova6767/
Pitiak6732/
Petyagova6712/
Pityák672/
Peschtiak671/
Pytyakhova631/
Pittyák622/
Pistiak621/
Peťaková576/
Phithiak571/
Petiague570/
Peťák5517/
Pischtiak5332/
Phithijak531/
Pytiaková531/
Petiox501/
Piteok500/

Petyak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petyak in the Russian language
Петякpetak-

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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 Petyak
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