Petkanis Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Petkanis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
Petkanis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petkanis Come From? nationality or country of origin
Petkanis is more frequently found in Greece than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Petkanis? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Petkanis reside; 63 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 63 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.
The surname Petkanis is most frequently used in Greece, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,769,948. In Greece Petkanis is most common in: Western Macedonia, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Greece this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Cyprus, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petkani | 93 | 2 | / |
| Petkanic | 88 | 40 | / |
| Petkanič | 88 | 19 | / |
| Petkhani | 88 | 2 | / |
| Pekani | 86 | 77 | / |
| Petkanich | 82 | 20 | / |
| Peykani | 80 | 521 | / |
| Phekani | 80 | 513 | / |
| Pekkani | 80 | 35 | / |
| Peakani | 80 | 16 | / |
| Petkana | 80 | 11 | / |
| Pecanis | 80 | 11 | / |
| Pekhani | 80 | 2 | / |
| Peikani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Petkane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pekaani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pekanie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Peykhani | 75 | 262 | / |
| Pekanets | 75 | 73 | / |
| Pikanise | 75 | 10 | / |
| Petkanha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pekanesh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Peckonis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Piekanie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pikani | 71 | 513 | / |
| Pekane | 71 | 435 | / |
| Pecani | 71 | 361 | / |
| Pekana | 71 | 232 | / |
| Peqani | 71 | 134 | / |
| Pekoni | 71 | 21 | / |
| Pickainis | 71 | 5 | / |
| Phetkanha | 71 | 5 | / |
| Pykani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pekany | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phitkanit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phetkanna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phikani | 67 | 831 | / |
| Petcana | 67 | 226 | / |
| Phekana | 67 | 54 | / |
| Pikanie | 67 | 46 | / |
| Paikani | 67 | 42 | / |
| Pikhani | 67 | 33 | / |
| Pekaina | 67 | 20 | / |
| Pikkani | 67 | 20 | / |
| Paykani | 67 | 10 | / |
| Petconi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pekaine | 67 | 5 | / |
| Peikana | 67 | 3 | / |
| Petkona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peikany | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pedkoni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pekanyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pikonis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phekane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pickani | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Petkanis
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis