Petkin Surname

616,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Petkin Surname Definition:

Double dims. of Peter, q.v. [English diminutive suff. -kin = Dutch -kin = Flemish ken: O.L.Ger. -k-ín]

Petkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3981:362,11835,661
Bulgaria271:258,47813,520
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Petkin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Double dims. of Peter, q.v. [English diminutive suff. -kin = Dutch -kin = Flemish ken: O.L.Ger. -k-ín]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Petkin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petkin (Russian: Петькин) is most common in Russia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petkin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Petkin is the 616,129th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 14,575,092 people. The last name Petkin is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Petkin live; 68 percent live in Eastern Europe and 68 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 398 people, or 1 in 362,118. In Russia Petkin is most frequent in: Moscow, where 25 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 9 percent reside and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Barring Russia it exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Petkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Petkin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Petkin last name expanded 575 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (58%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Petkin are 12.71% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 34.06% registered to vote for the party.

Petkin earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 61.58% more than the national average, earning $69,721 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petkina92330/
Petking925/
Pietkin921/
Pestkin921/
Petkienė861,049/
Phetking862/
Pitkin833,659/
Patkin831,180/
Potkin831,164/
Pytkin83165/
Petken8380/
Petkyn8313/
Pedkin831/
Petcin831/
Pytkina77148/
Petchin7792/
Pitkina7789/
Pittkin7735/
Petkyna7718/
Pietqin771/
Petkeng771/
Petkaen771/
Piotkin771/
Patckin770/
Pietquin71811/
Paytekin7112/
Pheatkim711/
Peitquin711/
Phetchin711/
Poettken711/
Podkin67700/
Padkin6770/
Pytkyn6746/
Potkyn6746/
Petcen6724/
Patkyn6715/
Pitken673/
Pötken671/

Petkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petkin in the Russian language
Петькинpetkin-

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