Petka Surname

414,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Petka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland6721:56,5618,907
Romania771:260,75224,395
Hungary461:213,39717,734
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
England131:4,286,005132,302
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Petka (3,708) may also be a first name.

Petka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petka (Arabic: بيتكا, Georgian: ფეტკა, Hindi: पेटका, Russian: Петька) is found in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 414,183rd most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 8,665,334 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Petka live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 80 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Petka is also the 115,757th most widespread first name globally, borne by 3,708 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Poland, where it is borne by 672 people, or 1 in 56,561. Not including Poland it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 9 percent are found and Hungary, where 5 percent are found.

Petka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Petka has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Petka last name rose 433 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pestka912,821/
Petkau911,002/
Pietka91751/
Pettka9182/
Petkai9130/
Petcka9112/
Phetka918/
Petkay912/
Peetka911/
Petkač911/
Poetka911/
Paetkau83378/
Phetkai8363/
Phetkad8335/
Phetkat8320/
Petkhai838/
Phetkas837/
Petkuha832/
Phetkap832/
Pethkas831/
Petkhad831/
Petko804,050/
Pytka802,691/
Patka801,053/
Petke80856/
Potka80730/
Pitka80722/
Petca80397/
Petki80324/
Petkó80172/
Petky8028/
Pedka801/
Pítka801/
Phetkhat7738/
Phetkhai7714/
Phetkath774/
Petkheae774/
Paethkau773/
Phetkeat771/
Phetkuha771/
Petker731,028/
Pettke73866/
Petkes73750/
Pethke73498/
Potkay73205/
Patkaň73178/
Petkou73176/
Petkeu73163/
Potkaj73151/
Pedtke73112/
Petcas73111/
Pathka73108/
Patkau73107/
Pedkau7387/
Pätkau7377/
Phetko7371/
Patkai7361/
Pestke7355/
Petket7343/
Pietko7336/
Pettko7334/
Petkis7331/
Pettkó7323/
Patkay7322/
Pystka7320/
Phatka7318/
Petkoš7318/
Petcki7317/
Petkio7316/
Pistka7313/
Pietke7312/
Photka7312/
Petkie738/
Petkáč737/
Petkeš736/
Potkai735/
Pethki735/
Petkeş734/
Pătkaș734/
Pitkha734/
Petkey733/
Pothka733/
Patkah732/
Pitkau732/
Potkah731/
Patkha731/
Peddka731/
Peedka731/
Peitke731/
Petkhe731/
Petkho731/
Petkiy731/
Patkaï731/
Pestko731/
Petcaş731/
Petkij731/
Petkit731/
Petcke730/
Patcka730/
Pittka730/
Phaetko67285/
Phetket6794/
Photkha6782/
Phetkit6771/
Pettker6751/
Petkosh6740/
Peddkka6716/
Petcash6715/
Poethko679/
Phitkha674/
Pethker673/
Pathkai673/
Petkher673/
Phetkie672/
Phetkoh672/
Pathkau671/
Pettkeš671/
Petkchi671/
Petkess671/
Petkoup671/
Piethke671/
Pitkasz671/
Pitckay671/
Pitckca671/
Phetkee671/
Phetkot671/
Piedtke671/
Phatkha671/
Petkhod671/

Petka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petka in the Hindi language
पेटकाpetaka-
Petka in the Georgian language
ფეტკაpetka50
პეტკაpetka50
Petka in the Russian language
Петькаpetka-
Petka in the Arabic language
بيتكاbytka-

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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
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  • 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 Petka
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