Peterko Surname
Approximately 196 people bear this surname
Peterko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 120 | 1:316,740 | 36,993 |
| Croatia | 24 | 1:176,192 | 22,291 |
| Ukraine | 21 | 1:2,167,747 | 147,417 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
The alternate forms: Peterkó (1) are calculated separately.
Peterko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peterko Come From? nationality or country of origin
Peterko (Russian: Петерко) has its highest incidence in Poland. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Peterkó. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Peterko? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,202,518th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Peterko are found; 74 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 62 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
The surname is most widespread in Poland, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 316,740. Aside from Poland this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 12 percent live and Ukraine, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peterkó | 95 | 1 | / |
| Peterkoč | 93 | 2 | / |
| Peterka | 86 | 4,893 | / |
| Paterko | 86 | 165 | / |
| Petreko | 86 | 8 | / |
| Poterko | 86 | 3 | / |
| Petyrko | 86 | 1 | / |
| Peterkau | 80 | 10 | / |
| Petterka | 80 | 6 | / |
| Peterkaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Petregko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Paterka | 71 | 583 | / |
| Piterka | 71 | 330 | / |
| Peterca | 71 | 324 | / |
| Petarco | 71 | 225 | / |
| Poterka | 71 | 42 | / |
| Petreka | 71 | 6 | / |
| Petreco | 71 | 4 | / |
| Píterka | 71 | 3 | / |
| Petarka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Petercă | 71 | 2 | / |
| Potyrko | 71 | 2 | / |
| Potarko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paterco | 71 | 1 | / |
| Péterka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pitterka | 67 | 36 | / |
| Petrecco | 67 | 22 | / |
| Poterqoj | 67 | 12 | / |
| Petrecká | 67 | 10 | / |
| Poterqoi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Petrecka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Potercoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paaterka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Potercoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petirkas | 67 | 1 | / |
Peterko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Peterko in the Russian language | ||
| Петерко | peterko | - |
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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 Peterko
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