Petcovici Surname

791,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Petcovici Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petcovici Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova2161:16,4882,831
Romania1341:149,83515,881
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901

Petcovici Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petcovici has its highest incidence in Moldova. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petcovici? popularity and diffusion

Petcovici is the 791,719th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 20,470,635 people. The last name Petcovici is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Petcovici are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 98 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The last name Petcovici is most frequently occurring in Moldova, where it is held by 216 people, or 1 in 16,488. In Moldova it is most prevalent in: Găgăuzia, where 74 percent live, Basarabeasca District, where 9 percent live and Leova District, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Moldova this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 38 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petcovic9477/
Pecovici941/
Pescovici8929/
Petcovich8921/
Petkovic823,184/
Picovici82101/
Petkovich781,183/
Petkovicz78130/
Petkovics78100/
Pitcovich7827/
Petcavich7819/
Petkovice781/
Petkoviscz742/
Petkovitch741/
Petkosvicz741/
Petković7138,533/
Petkovič71147/
Petkowic711/
Petkowicz67459/
Petkovych67106/
Petkovits6796/
Petkavich6735/
Pedkovich6716/
Pitkovich679/
Petkevice675/
Petkobich672/
Pedkovica671/
Peetković671/
Petkowich671/

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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 Petcovici
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