Petkes Surname
Approximately 750 people bear this surname
Petkes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 628 | 1:31,971 | 4,078 |
| Hungary | 117 | 1:83,900 | 8,373 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Petkeš (6) & Petkeş (4) are calculated separately.
Petkes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petkes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Petkes occurs in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Petkeš or Petkeş. For other possible spellings of Petkes click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petkes? popularity and diffusion
It is the 452,572nd most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 9,716,728 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Petkes live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 84 percent live in Romanian Europe.
The surname Petkes is most frequently used in Romania, where it is held by 628 people, or 1 in 31,971. In Romania it is most prevalent in: Sălaj County, where 83 percent live, Satu Mare County, where 9 percent live and Maramureș County, where 7 percent live. Excluding Romania Petkes occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 16 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.
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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 Petkes
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