Petker Surname

353,999th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,028 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Petker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4211:191,22422,171
United States2031:1,785,512117,316
Canada1351:272,93025,634
Zimbabwe811:190,59622,493
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
England321:1,741,18971,393
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Kazakhstan271:654,90744,542
India131:59,005,029552,550
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Petker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petker (Marathi: पेटकर, Russian: Петкер) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petker? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 353,999th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,089,052 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Petker reside; 41 percent reside in Western Europe and 41 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 421 people, or 1 in 191,224. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 76 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent live and Hesse, where 7 percent live. Barring Germany it is found in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Petker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Petker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Petker surname grew 2,538 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Petker last name are 3.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Petker earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 16.76% less than the national average, earning R 197,820 per year; in United States they earn 13.95% more than the national average, earning $49,169 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.83% less than the national average, earning $47,780 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poetker92491/
Pettker9251/
Pethker923/
Petkher923/
Petkerd923/
Peker9134,158/
Petke91856/
Poettker86202/
Phetkerd862/
Phetkert861/
Peuker832,858/
Pekeur832,629/
Peaker831,332/
Peiker831,081/
Pettke83866/
Petkes83750/
Pecker83649/
Pekker83629/
Pethke83498/
Peyker83226/
Petkeu83163/
Pedtke83112/
Peeker8375/
Pekert8373/
Pestke8355/
Pekeer8352/
Patker8344/
Petket8343/
Pötker8333/
Pekier8318/
Pekere8314/
Pietke8312/
Petkie838/
Petkeš836/
Pieker835/
Petkeş834/
Pekher833/
Petkey833/
Potker833/
Pehker833/
Pejker832/
Peitke831/
Pekear831/
Petkhe831/
Petcke830/
Peke801,894/
Poettcker80228/
Peisker771,948/
Pöttker77665/
Peucker77548/
Petcher77374/
Pottker77259/
Peißker77103/
Phetket7794/
Peesker7783/
Peckert7776/
Peycker7750/
Peicker7733/
Peykert7720/
Pekhert7713/
Pittker7712/
Piekeur7712/
Piecker778/
Pejkert775/
Pechker774/
Peckerd773/
Peacker773/
Phetkie772/
Poedker771/
Pathker771/
Pekkere771/
Pfekere771/
Pettkeš771/
Peukier771/
Petkess771/
Piethke771/
Phekere771/
Peikere771/
Pessker771/
Potcker771/
Phetkee771/
Piedtke771/
Peikerh771/
Pattker770/
Peake7315,156/
Pekei7312,686/
Piker731,320/
Petka73841/
Pekey73771/
Peeke73595/
Pitke73456/
Petki73324/
Pekeč73239/
Pieke73194/
Pfeke73123/
Pekke7397/
Pekir7384/
Peuke7376/
Pekea7369/
Peške7355/
Pecke7353/
Pekeş7352/
Pheke7350/
Pekeh7349/
Pekie7331/
Petky7328/
Peyke7324/
Pecer7322/
Peike7319/
Pekhe739/
Pytke736/
Petce734/
Pezke734/
Pekge734/
Pyker733/
Pekee733/
Pekeu733/
Pekre732/
Pekce731/
Pejke731/
Peqer731/
Peickert71150/
Pekerová7135/
Pfetcher7123/
Peissker7114/
Pechkerd714/
Petkheae714/
Peiszker713/
Pekerova711/
Peijcker711/
Pheckerd711/
Phetkeat711/
Pheacker710/
Phetcher710/
Pecher676,629/
Picker675,142/
Paiker67751/
Pietka67751/
Peszke67253/
Pioker67233/
Pikker67205/
Peycke67166/
Petche67154/
Peşket67153/
Pittke67109/
Peckeu6799/
Peckre6782/
Pettka6782/
Pysker6749/
Pequer6749/
Pecket6748/
Pikeur6743/
Pezket6742/
Päthke6740/
Peketz6736/
Peskes6733/
Petkis6731/
Peckey6731/
Petkai6730/
Peikerová6728/
Pheeke6726/
Pesket6718/
Poyker6718/
Petcki6717/
Pikere6716/
Petkio6716/
Pikert6714/
Petcka6712/
Poiker6710/
Phekhe679/
Pekech678/
Pißker678/
Phetka678/
Peekes677/
Pikeer677/
Pethki675/
Pitkir675/
Peekey675/
Piekie675/
Phekir674/
Peeske674/
Pekkir674/
Phekge674/
Peacer673/
Peyked673/
Pekett672/
Pekkey672/
Pijker672/
Peakey672/
Peckie672/
Pajker672/
Pekieh672/
Petkay672/
Peikre672/
Puiker671/
Piecke671/
Peakie671/
Peakjr671/
Peckjr671/
Peekee671/
Peetka671/
Peikey671/
Phekke671/
Petkiy671/
Pikher671/
Padker671/
Payker671/
Podker671/
Piekeh671/
Peukeu671/
Peaske671/
Pedkir671/
Pehkeu671/
Peicke671/
Peikerova671/
Peikeu671/
Peecke671/
Peke'e671/
Pekejs671/
Pekhed671/
Pegket671/
Pädtke671/
Pähtke671/
Päkert671/
Pitkes671/
Pekuir671/
Pikier671/
Pitket671/
Petkij671/
Petkit671/
Peekie670/
Pitkie670/
Peacke670/
Pikerd670/
Pitcer670/
Peckes670/

Petker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petker in the Marathi language
पेटकरpetakara80
पेटेकरpetekara20
Petker in the Russian language
Петкерpetker-

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