Petkoff Surname

675,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Petkoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petkoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2301:1,575,908106,190
Argentina651:657,59145,740
Canada371:995,82774,831
Australia361:749,88148,970
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
France111:6,038,429280,838
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
England41:13,929,515290,718
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Petkoff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petkoff occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petkoff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 675,256th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 16,487,660 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Petkoff live; 61 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 230 people, or 1 in 1,575,908. In The United States Petkoff is mostly found in: Texas, where 18 percent reside, Michigan, where 15 percent reside and Ohio, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 15 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Petkoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Petkoff surname are 7.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.1% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Petkoff earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.05% more than the national average, earning $45,329 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.98% more than the national average, earning $50,666 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pettkoff933/
Petkof9222/
Petcoff86597/
Pitkoff8693/
Patkoff867/
Pettcoff808/
Pethcoff801/
Petkov7740,113/
Petkow7773/
Petcof7710/
Pitkof778/
Petkofova753/
Petkova7140,984/
Pitcoff7144/
Petkhov717/
Pettkow717/
Pestkov715/
Petkowa714/
Petkouw713/
Petkovs712/
Petkcow711/
Petkhow711/
Phetkow711/
Poethkow6721/
Petkhova674/

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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 Petkoff
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