Petelca Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Petelca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Petelca Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova1671:21,3263,613
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Petelca Last Name Facts

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

Petelca is more commonly found in Moldova than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petelca? popularity and diffusion

Petelca is the 1,333,288th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Petelca live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Moldova, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 21,326. In Moldova it is mostly found in: Glodeni District, where 42 percent reside, Bălți Municipality, where 15 percent reside and Chișinău Municipality, where 14 percent reside. Beside Moldova it exists in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petelka86234/
Petelco866/
Petelkau8011/
Petlja771/
Pettelkau7551/
Petelko71730/
Patelka71397/
Pitelka71174/
Pytelka7170/
Petelki713/
Potelka711/
Pitilca711/
Petlekha67131/
Pleca6723/
Petleche6714/
Pistelka673/
Peilecka671/
Pittelco670/
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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 Petelca
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