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) is found most in Bulgaria. It may also be found as: Petelová. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Petelova? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,369,340th most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Petelova live; 89 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 49,147. In Bulgaria it is most prevalent in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 70 percent live, Sofia City Province, where 16 percent live and Plovdiv Province, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Bulgaria Petelova exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 11 percent live and Greece, where 1 percent live.
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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