Petkanska Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Petkanska Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Petkanska Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria771:90,6355,542
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Petkanska Last Name Facts

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

Petkanska (Russian: Петканска) occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petkanska? popularity and diffusion

The surname Petkanska is the 2,136,387th most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname Petkanska is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Petkanska are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 90,635. In Bulgaria it is primarily concentrated in: Pazardzhik Province, where 52 percent live, Plovdiv Province, where 26 percent live and Sofia City Province, where 10 percent live. Excluding Bulgaria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petkanski8979/
Potkanska8917/
Pekľanská7815/
Puykanska782/
Potkańska782/
Podkańska677/
Pidkańska671/
Potkońska671/
Pikonská5914/
Podkąska591/
Pikosińska531/
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Petkanska Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petkanska in the Russian language
Петканскаpetkanska-

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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 Petkanska
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