Petke Surname

408,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 856 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Poland

Petke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2641:304,94531,102
United States2611:1,388,73296,054
Poland1871:203,25527,063
Canada561:657,95753,499
Cameroon521:399,40534,455
Hungary141:701,16338,752
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Petke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petke (Russian: Петке) is found most in Germany. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 408,463rd most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 8,513,488 people. The surname Petke occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Petke reside; 37 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Petke is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 264 people, or 1 in 304,945. In Germany Petke is primarily concentrated in: Brandenburg, where 33 percent reside, Bavaria, where 19 percent reside and Berlin, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Germany Petke exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Poland, where 22 percent reside.

Petke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Petke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Petke surname grew 26,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Petke surname are 12.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.32% registered with the political party.

The amount Petke earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.82% more than the national average, earning $49,976 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.3% more than the national average, earning $49,830 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petker911,028/
Pettke91866/
Petkes91750/
Pethke91498/
Petkeu91163/
Pedtke91112/
Pestke9155/
Petket9143/
Paetke9124/
Pietke9112/
Poetke9110/
Petkie918/
Petkeš916/
Petkeş914/
Petkey913/
Peitke911/
Petkhe911/
Petcke910/
Petk89113/
Poethke83132/
Phetket8394/
Poedtke8386/
Pettker8351/
Paethke8314/
Pethker833/
Petkher833/
Poettke832/
Phetkie832/
Pettkeš831/
Petkess831/
Piethke831/
Phetkee831/
Piedtke831/
Patke801,315/
Petka80841/
Pitke80456/
Petki80324/
Pötke8076/
Petky8028/
Petők806/
Pytke806/
Potke805/
Phetk805/
Petce804/
Peetk801/
Petck801/
Petkheae774/
Phetkeat771/
Poettcke771/
Pietka73751/
Pöthke73224/
Petche73154/
Pittke73109/
Pettka7382/
Phatke7357/
Pattke7355/
Päthke7340/
Pötker7333/
Petkis7331/
Potkey7330/
Petkai7330/
Pödtke7327/
Patkie7320/
Petcki7317/
Pathke7316/
Petkio7316/
Pöttke7314/
Petcka7312/
Peitek7311/
Patkey7310/
Phetka738/
Pethki735/
Phetkh735/
Patkee732/
Patkhe732/
Pottke732/
Petkay732/
Patcke731/
Peetka731/
Petkiy731/
Photke731/
Petgue731/
Pädtke731/
Pähtke731/
Pothke731/
Pitkes731/
Pitket731/
Petkij731/
Petkit731/
Peatek730/
Padtke730/
Pitkie730/
Petkova6740,984/
Petchey67780/
Pöttker67665/
Petková67196/
Pitk67139/
Phetkit6771/
Phetkai6763/
Pittker6712/
Pettche6712/
Petkhai678/
Pytk677/
Petkowa674/
Petc673/
Pöttcke673/
Phetche672/
Petchee672/
Petkuha672/
Pitkett671/
Petkchi671/
Peitche671/
Petchei671/
Pjtk671/
Paetkij671/

Petke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petke in the Russian language
Петкеpetke-

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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 Petke
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