Petelova Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Petelova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 142 | 1:49,147 | 3,396 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
The alternate forms: Petelová (29) are calculated separately.
Petelova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petelova Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Petelova (Russian: Петелова) occurs in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Petelová. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Petelova? popularity and diffusion
The last name Petelova is the 1,369,340th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Petelova reside; 89 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
Petelova is most commonly held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 49,147. In Bulgaria it is primarily concentrated in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 70 percent are found, Sofia City Province, where 16 percent are found and Plovdiv Province, where 6 percent are found. Beside Bulgaria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 11 percent are found and Greece, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Petelova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Petelova in the Russian language | ||
| Петелова | petelova | - |
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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 Petelova
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