Petzka Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Petzka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petzka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1231:654,51651,119
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Petzka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petzka occurs most in Germany. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Petzka.

How Common Is The Last Name Petzka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,465,390th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The last name Petzka occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Petzka live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 654,516. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside, Bavaria, where 20 percent reside and Hesse, where 15 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 8 percent reside and Austria, where 6 percent reside.

Petzka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Petzka has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pietzka92494/
Paetzka920/
Pietrzka862/
Pietszka861/
Petzke831,218/
Peczka83185/
Petzko83109/
Potzka8334/
Patzka8328/
Pitzka8325/
Petzky8319/
Petcka8312/
Petzki836/
Pätzka836/
Pieczka772,380/
Pietzko77218/
Potzkai77182/
Pietzke77128/
Peetzke7751/
Petzker7730/
Peitzke7719/
Pgetzke7713/
Pietzki777/
Peatzke774/
Potzkaj774/
Pietzky772/
Petskas771/
Peczkay771/
Pezca7360/
Pezko736/
Pečka731/
Pietrzko71259/
Petschka7142/
Peitzker7138/
Petchkai715/
Petchkad713/
Petskais711/
Pastszka711/
Pietzcke711/
Paczka67626/
Pitzke67428/
Petsko67386/
Piecka67199/
Pechka67193/
Pätzke67115/
Pečkaj6799/
Poetschka6790/
Peczko6783/
Péczka6764/
Pyczka6751/
Poczka6727/
Peczkó6720/
Podzka6717/
Patzkó6716/
Pitzki679/
Peckay679/
Patzko675/
Potzko674/
Peckaj674/
Piczka673/
Peezko671/
Petchkhai671/
Pozhka671/
Pétzke671/
Pitzky671/
Pitzko671/
Peckai671/
Pečkai671/
Peicka671/
Pietschka670/

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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 Petzka
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