Petznik Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Petznik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petznik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Petznik Last Name Facts

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

Petznik is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petznik? popularity and diffusion

The last name Petznik is the 2,106,139th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Petznik reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Petznik is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 1,490,842. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 28 percent reside, Bavaria, where 24 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside. Other than Germany it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.

Petznik Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Petznik has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Petznik surname rose 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petznik Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Petznik earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 26.51% more than the national average, earning $54,588 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.04% less than the national average, earning $43,205 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petznick93566/
Paetznick88195/
Pietrznik881/
Pecznik8646/
Petznek8638/
Potznik8621/
Pätznik8615/
Petsnik862/
Patznick8043/
Petsnick8026/
Piecznik807/
Petchnik802/
Pietznek801/
Pečnik772,513/
Pecnik77640/
Pećnik77228/
Poznik77134/
Paznik7726/
Piznik7715/
Peznek771/
Petschnik7593/
Petchnick7535/
Pechnik71196/
Poznick71187/
Pecnick7137/
Poeznyk7127/
Pazznik712/
Pozniek711/
Padznik711/
Poznaik711/
Pecnhik711/
Piznick710/
Pechnick6722/
Pottsnik672/
Peichnik671/
Petsneck670/

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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 Petznik
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