Petkins Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Petkins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petkins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Petkins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petkins (Russian: Петкинс) is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petkins? popularity and diffusion

The surname Petkins is the 7,593,402nd most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Petkins live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England Petkins is most frequent in: Lancashire, where 33 percent reside, Greater London, where 33 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 33 percent reside. Apart from England this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Petkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Petkins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Petkins last name increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pekins92129/
Potkins86211/
Peckins86159/
Pitkins8669/
Petkens8615/
Peskins8614/
Patkins868/
Peakins863/
Peekins862/
Pezkins861/
Peikins860/
Pekkins860/
Pettkens801/
Pittkins800/
Pecins775/
Pikins774/
Pekens773/
Pykins771/
Pekince711,383/
Peskens71324/
Peckens71286/
Pickins71104/
Peukens7124/
Paikins7118/
Padkins7116/
Piskins713/
Podkins711/
Piekens711/
Peykens711/
Pikkins710/
Peyskens67244/
Puiskins671/
Pieckens671/
Phickins670/
Pisskins670/

Petkins Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petkins in the Russian language
Петкинсpetkins-

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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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  • 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 Petkins
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