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

The last name Petelca is found in Moldova more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petelca? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,333,288th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname Petelca is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Petelca live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The surname Petelca is most commonly occurring in Moldova, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 21,326. In Moldova it is mostly concentrated in: Glodeni District, where 42 percent live, Bălți Municipality, where 15 percent live and Chișinău Municipality, where 14 percent live. Apart from Moldova this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 1 percent live.

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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