Petelko Surname

462,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Petelko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petelko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine5601:81,29111,605
Russia1101:1,310,21093,437
Belarus161:593,81652,198
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Petelko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petelko (Georgian: პეტელკო, Russian: Петелько) is found most frequently in Ukraine. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petelko? popularity and diffusion

The surname Petelko is the 462,174th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 9,982,940 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Petelko are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 91 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 560 people, or 1 in 81,291. In Ukraine it is most common in: Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 21 percent live, Vinnytsia Oblast, where 16 percent live and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 10 percent live. Aside from Ukraine Petelko exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 15 percent live and Belarus, where 2 percent live.

Petelko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Petelko last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Petelko surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Petelko earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.63% less than the national average, earning $27,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petelka86234/
Petelco866/
Potelko863/
Phetlko861/
Patelko861/
Pitelko861/
Pittelko80117/
Petelkau8011/
Patelkou802/
Pitellko801/
Pettelkau7551/
Pittelkou756/
Patelka71397/
Pitelka71174/
Petelca71168/
Pytelka7170/
Potylko7162/
Patełko711/
Potelka711/
Petlekha67131/
Pistelka673/
Pittelco670/
Pittelkau63107/
Patełka571/
Pištělka5327/
Píštělka535/

Petelko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petelko in the Georgian language
პეტელკოpetelko-
Petelko in the Russian language
Петелькоpetelko-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Petelko
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis