Petkau Surname

361,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,002 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Belize

Petkau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petkau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada5381:68,4867,881
Russia1841:783,27764,691
Germany1691:476,36441,414
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
Ukraine181:2,529,039160,188
Belize131:27,3442,013
Kyrgyzstan121:497,72137,801
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Petkau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petkau (Russian: Петкау) is found most in Canada. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petkau? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 361,170th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 7,273,000 people. Petkau occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Petkau reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Petkau is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is held by 538 people, or 1 in 68,486. In Canada Petkau is mostly concentrated in: Manitoba, where 31 percent reside, Alberta, where 29 percent reside and British Columbia, where 29 percent reside. Barring Canada it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 18 percent reside and Germany, where 17 percent reside.

Petkau Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Petkau surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Petkau earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.33% more than the national average, earning $45,448 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.81% less than the national average, earning $47,295 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paetkau92378/
Petka91841/
Petku91638/
Paethkau863/
Pestka832,821/
Pietka83751/
Petkue83180/
Petkou83176/
Petkeu83163/
Patkau83107/
Pedkau8387/
Pettka8382/
Pätkau8377/
Petkai8330/
Petcka8312/
Phetka838/
Pitkau832/
Petkay832/
Peetka831/
Petkač831/
Poetka831/
Petkut831/
Petkutė7779/
Pettkus7774/
Phetkai7763/
Phetkad7735/
Phetkat7720/
Petkhai778/
Phetkas777/
Pethkue772/
Petkuha772/
Phetkap772/
Phetkue772/
Pathkau771/
Pethkas771/
Petkoup771/
Phetkut771/
Petkhad771/
Petkawe771/
Petkeua771/
Petcu7325,130/
Pytka732,691/
Patka731,053/
Potka73730/
Pitka73722/
Petca73397/
Petkó73172/
Potku737/
Pitku736/
Patku735/
Pedka731/
Pedku731/
Pítka731/
Phetkhut7139/
Phetkhat7138/
Phetkhai7114/
Phetkath714/
Petkheae714/
Phetkawe711/
Phetkeat711/
Phetkueh711/
Phetkuha711/
Potkay67205/
Patkaň67178/
Potkaj67151/
Petcas67111/
Pathka67108/
Petcut67101/
Patkai6761/
Pathku6726/
Petcou6726/
Pettkó6723/
Patkay6722/
Pystka6720/
Phatka6718/
Pistka6713/
Photka6712/
Petkie678/
Petkáč677/
Potkai675/
Petcuț674/
Pătkaș674/
Pitkha674/
Petkey673/
Pothka673/
Phetkajee673/
Pitkut672/
Patkah672/
Pothku671/
Potkah671/
Patkha671/
Peddka671/
Peedka671/
Phatku671/
Petcue671/
Patkaï671/
Petcaş671/
Pitkou671/
Potkou671/
Petkij671/
Patcka670/
Pittka670/

Petkau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petkau in the Russian language
Петкауpetkau-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petkau
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