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 carried by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Petelová. Click here to see other possible spellings of Petelova.
How Common Is The Last Name Petelova? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,369,340th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. The surname Petelova occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Petelova are found; 89 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most prevalent in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 49,147. In Bulgaria it is primarily concentrated in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 70 percent reside, Sofia City Province, where 16 percent reside and Plovdiv Province, where 6 percent reside. Beside Bulgaria Petelova is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 11 percent reside and Greece, where 1 percent reside.
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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