Petelov Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Petelov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petelov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria1501:46,5263,279
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Petelov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petelov (Russian: Петелов) is carried by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petelov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,321,499th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The last name Petelov occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Petelov reside; 88 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Petelov is most commonly used in Bulgaria, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 46,526. In Bulgaria it is primarily concentrated in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 69 percent are found, Sofia City Province, where 19 percent are found and Plovdiv Province, where 6 percent are found. Beside Bulgaria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 11 percent are found and Scotland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petelova93161/
Petelyov932/
Potelov8653/
Petelev8645/
Petalov8627/
Petilov8613/
Pitelov8611/
Patelov869/
Petylov866/
Petelow861/
Pitelova8023/
Petilova805/
Petylova805/
Pehtelev804/
Pytelova803/
Paytelov801/
Petelyaev7514/
Pittelova755/
Paytelova752/
Pistelyov751/
Patelav712,353/
Potolov71444/
Potalov71162/
Patalov71111/
Pytalov7130/
Patilov7115/
Petilev7110/
Pitalov717/
Potylov714/
Pytilov713/
Pitilov712/
Patolov712/
Potilov711/
Petalav711/
Patelev711/
Pitolov711/
Petalev711/
Pytelev711/
Paytalov6772/
Pitalyov6721/
Pattalov6717/
Patelaav6710/
Pydtylov676/
Pytalyov674/
Pateleev673/
Poteleev672/
Pittelow671/
Pytilova671/
Pitilova671/

Petelov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petelov in the Russian language
Петеловpetelov-

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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 Petelov
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