Petka Surname
Approximately 841 people bear this surname
Petka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 672 | 1:56,561 | 8,907 |
| Romania | 77 | 1:260,752 | 24,395 |
| Hungary | 46 | 1:213,397 | 17,734 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
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
Petka (Arabic: بيتكا, Georgian: ფეტკა, Hindi: पेटका, Russian: Петька) occurs in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Petka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 414,183rd most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,665,334 people. The last name Petka 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 frequently held first name world-wide, held by 3,708 people.
The last name Petka is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is borne by 672 people, or 1 in 56,561. Other than Poland this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 9 percent live and Hungary, where 5 percent live.
Petka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Petka has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Petka surname expanded 433 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Petka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Petka in the Hindi language | ||
| पेटका | petaka | - |
| Petka in the Georgian language | ||
| ფეტკა | petka | 50 |
| პეტკა | petka | 50 |
| Petka in the Russian language | ||
| Петька | petka | - |
| Petka in the Arabic language | ||
| بيتكا | bytka | - |
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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 Petka
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