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 last name Petkevich (Russian: Петкевич) occurs in Belarus more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petkevich? popularity and diffusion

It is the 99,598th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,533,897 people. The last name Petkevich is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Petkevich reside; 85 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 85 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Belarus, where it is held by 3,413 people, or 1 in 2,784. In Belarus Petkevich is mostly found in: Vitebsk Region, where 35 percent live, Minsk Region, where 26 percent live and Minsk, where 19 percent live. Excluding Belarus Petkevich is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 23 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent live.

Petkevich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Petkevich surname is predominantly Orthodox (93%) in Russia, Orthodox (61%) in Belarus, Orthodox (60%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Petkevich surname are 17.15% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 63.92% being 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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