Petkevich Surname

99,598th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Petkevich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petkevich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus3,4131:2,784261
Russia1,0941:131,74015,492
Kazakhstan1421:124,52513,070
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Latvia71:292,86424,791
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Petkevich Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petkevich (Russian: Петкевич) is held by more people in Belarus than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petkevich? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 99,598th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,533,897 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Petkevich are found; 85 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 85 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Belarus, where it is borne by 3,413 people, or 1 in 2,784. In Belarus Petkevich is most numerous in: Vitebsk Region, where 35 percent reside, Minsk Region, where 26 percent reside and Minsk, where 19 percent reside. Apart from Belarus this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 23 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent reside.

Petkevich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Petkevich last name is primarily Orthodox (93%) in Russia, Orthodox (61%) in Belarus, Orthodox (60%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Petkevich surname are 17.15% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 63.92% registered to vote for the party.

Petkevich earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.87% more than the national average, earning $45,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Petkevich Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petkevich in the Russian language
Петкевичpetkevic-

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