Pitka Surname

466,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Pitka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pitka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2891:1,254,18388,515
India2081:3,687,814102,900
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Greece251:443,19258,048
Czechia251:425,33947,625
Austria251:340,61736,996
Slovakia201:266,82240,422
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Latvia101:205,00522,061
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
England51:11,143,612252,590
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Albania41:728,51420,844
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Pitkä (153) & Pítka (1) are calculated separately.

Pitka (26) may also be a first name.

Pitka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pitka (Oriya: ପିଟ୍କ, Russian: Питка) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Pitkä or Pítka. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pitka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 466,165th most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,093,554 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Pitka live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequent first name globally, held by 26 people.

Pitka is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 289 people, or 1 in 1,254,183. In The United States it is primarily found in: Alaska, where 62 percent are found, New York, where 11 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 29 countries. It is also common in India, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Pitka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pitka surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pitka earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.53% less than the national average, earning $37,309 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.19% more than the national average, earning $53,754 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pitkä93153/
Pítka931/
Pietka91751/
Pistka9113/
Pitkha914/
Pitkau912/
Pittka910/
Phitkha834/
Pitckca831/
Pitckay831/
Pitkasz831/
Pytka802,691/
Petka80841/
Pitko80762/
Pitke80456/
Putka80263/
Pidka80150/
Pitca8034/
Pitkó8018/
Pitki802/
Pestka732,821/
Petkau731,002/
Pittke73109/
Pettka7382/
Pätkau7377/
Phitko7370/
Pietko7336/
Petkai7330/
Pystka7320/
Pitkis7320/
Puutka7314/
Putkai7313/
Petcka7312/
Pietke7312/
Phetka738/
Pitcai734/
Pătkaș734/
Paitki733/
Pitcko733/
Putkaa733/
Petkay732/
Pidkai732/
Pitkou731/
Pitkes731/
Pitkoh731/
Petkač731/
Peitke731/
Pitcay731/
Pitket731/
Pitkoy731/
Peetka731/
Pfutka731/
Pitkie730/
Putcka730/
Phetkai6763/
Phetkad6735/
Phetkat6720/
Phitkit6717/
Pittker6712/
Petkhai678/
Phetkas677/
Phetkap672/
Petkuha672/
Petkhad671/
Piedtke671/
Piethke671/
Pitkett671/
Pethkas671/

Pitka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pitka in the Oriya language
ପିଟ୍କpitka-
Pitka in the Russian language
Питкаpitka-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pitka
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