Pretak Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Pretak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pretak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

The alternate forms: Preták (10) & Přeták (5) are calculated separately.

Pretak Last Name Facts

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

Pretak (Russian: Претак) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Preták or Přeták. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pretak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pretak is the 2,255,512th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name Pretak occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Pretak are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 5,663,421. In The United States Pretak is primarily concentrated in: Connecticut, where 38 percent are found, New York, where 25 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 17 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 8 percent are found and New Zealand, where 1 percent are found.

Pretak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pretak last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Pretak earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 46.76% more than the national average, earning $63,324 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preták9410/
Przetak92496/
Preztak9227/
Prestak927/
Pretazk920/
Přeták895/
Prettack862/
Pretaske861/
Pritak83814/
Pertak83156/
Pyrtak8359/
Protak8333/
Pratak8319/
Pirtak837/
Protack7752/
Pertack7748/
Prestok7743/
Prathak7731/
Pristak7718/
Piertak774/
Prithak774/
Prestag773/
Preitag772/
Prystak771/
Pretock770/
Prestaux7140/
Prystauk7117/
Prysztak715/
Preitags711/
Prishtak711/
Pirtac671,022/
Presthaug6760/
Praták6742/
Pratok6718/
Pritag6717/
Pretáková6712/
Protok677/
Protag673/
Pîrtac672/
Perták671/
Pritakova671/
Pertax671/

Pretak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pretak in the Russian language
Претакpretak-

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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 Pretak
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