Petelco Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Moldova

Petelco Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petelco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Petelco Last Name Facts

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

Petelco occurs in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petelco? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Petelco reside; 67 percent reside in South America and 67 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

The last name Petelco is most widely held in Argentina, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 10,685,854. In Argentina Petelco is primarily found in: Buenos Aires Province, where 75 percent reside and Chaco Province, where 25 percent reside. Apart from Argentina this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petelko86730/
Petelca86168/
Pittelco800/
Petelka71234/
Potelko713/
Pitelko711/
Patelko711/
Phetlko711/
Pittelko67117/
Pleco6712/
Petelkau6711/
Patelkou672/
Pitellko671/

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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 Petelco
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