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

The last name Petznik is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petznik? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,106,139th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname Petznik is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Petznik are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 1,490,842. In Germany Petznik is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 28 percent reside, Bavaria, where 24 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Germany it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.

Petznik Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Petznik has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the 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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