Ptak Surname

29,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Ptak Surname Definition:

(Polish) Dweller at the sign of the bird; one with birdlike characteristics.

Ptak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland13,9881:2,717255
United States2,5041:144,75214,968
Germany4541:177,32520,795
France3721:178,55627,838
England1771:314,79123,605
Brazil1601:1,337,96545,535
Canada1511:244,01123,241
Denmark1341:42,1254,385
Austria741:115,07316,208
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Lithuania331:91,95712,711
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Belarus311:306,48634,064
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Norway261:197,78022,769
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Czechia191:559,65656,138
Ukraine181:2,529,039160,188
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Croatia91:469,84536,710
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Ireland61:784,82316,062
Wales61:515,75523,171
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Pták (397) are calculated separately.

Ptak (11) may also be a first name.

Ptak Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Dweller at the sign of the bird; one with birdlike characteristics.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Ptak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ptak (Hindi: पाठक, Russian: Птак) occurs more in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Pták. Click here for further possible spellings of Ptak.

How Common Is The Last Name Ptak? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ptak is the 29,135th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 395,718 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Ptak are found; 76 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 76 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 11 people.

The surname is most frequent in Poland, where it is borne by 13,988 people, or 1 in 2,717. Without taking into account Poland Ptak exists in 48 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Ptak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ptak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ptak surname grew 10,433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ptak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ptak last name are 6.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.73% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ptak earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.02% less than the national average, earning 221,415 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.79% more than the national average, earning $46,512 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.77% more than the national average, earning $65,468 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pták92397/
Ptakh89357/
Ptack89115/
Pthak8936/
Ptake895/
Phtak892/
Ptakė891/
Ptahak8010/
Phthak802/
Ptaszk801/
Phhtak801/
Ptacck801/
Ptok751,243/
Btak75123/
Ptax7512/
Ptag751/
Vtak751/
Ptac751/
Ptaková7338/
Ptakova737/
Ptashkp731/
Ptakhova6784/
Ptock6781/
Ptackova6752/
Phtac675/
Ptokh674/
Phtok672/
Bttak671/
Ptaic671/
Btask671/

Ptak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ptak in the Hindi language
पाठकpathaka-
Ptak in the Russian language
Птакptak-

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