Petkanich Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Petkanich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petkanich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Petkanich Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petkanich (Russian: Петканич) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petkanich? popularity and diffusion

The surname Petkanich is the 4,427,875th most commonly held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Petkanich are found; 50 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 50 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 7,585,424. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Novosibirsk Oblast, where 42 percent live, Perm Krai, where 26 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 11 percent live. Other than Russia it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live.

Petkanich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (43%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petkanic9440/
Petkanych89134/
Petkanics8921/
Petkani882/
Petkanić82137/
Petkanič8219/
Pecanich8215/
Petkanis828/
Petkanha822/
Petkhani822/
Pekani8077/
Petkanicova802/
Phetkanha785/
Peykani75521/
Phekani75513/
Pecanic7546/
Pekkani7535/
Peakani7516/
Petkana7511/
Pekhani752/
Pekaani751/
Pekanie751/
Peikani751/
Petkane751/
Peykhani71262/
Piekanie711/
Pekanesh711/
Peykaneh711/
Petkaničová7027/
Pikani67513/
Pekane67435/
Pecani67361/
Pekana67232/
Peqani67134/
Pekoni6721/
Picaunich672/
Pykani671/
Pekonh671/
Phetkanna671/
Picaniche671/
Pekany671/
Phitkanit671/

Petkanich Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petkanich in the Russian language
Петканичpetkanic-

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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 Petkanich
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