Petkou Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Petkou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petkou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1411:78,58013,253
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Petkou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petkou (Russian: Петькоу) is most common in Greece. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petkou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Petkou is the 1,290,735th most common last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Petkou are found; 80 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 80 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The surname Petkou is most frequently used in Greece, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 78,580. In Greece it is mostly found in: Central Macedonia, where 81 percent are found, Attica, where 15 percent are found and Thessaly, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Greece Petkou is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Petkou Last Name Statistics demography

Petkou earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 67.3% more than the national average, earning $72,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petkoup921/
Petko914,050/
Petku91638/
Petkau831,002/
Petkue83180/
Petkeu83163/
Phetko8371/
Pietko8336/
Pettko8334/
Petcou8326/
Petkoš8318/
Petkho831/
Pestko831/
Pitkou831/
Petkut831/
Petkutė7779/
Pettkus7774/
Petkosh7740/
Pethkue772/
Phetkue772/
Phetkoh772/
Petkuha772/
Phetkut771/
Phetkot771/
Petkhod771/
Petkeua771/
Petcu7325,130/
Pytko732,432/
Pedko731,752/
Petka73841/
Pitko73762/
Petco73322/
Petkó73172/
Pitku736/
Pítko732/
Pätko731/
Pedku731/
Phetkhut7139/
Phetkhot713/
Phetkuha711/
Phetkueh711/
Pestka672,821/
Pietka67751/
Petcut67101/
Pedkau6787/
Pettka6782/
Pätkau6777/
Phitko6770/
Petkai6730/
Pettkó6723/
Petcos6713/
Petcka6712/
Petkie678/
Phetka678/
Petkáč677/
Petcuț674/
Pitcko673/
Pestco673/
Petkey673/
Petkay672/
Pitkau672/
Pitkut672/
Șpetco671/
Peetka671/
Petcue671/
Petkač671/
Petkij671/
Pytkos671/
Pitkoh671/
Pitkoy671/
Hpytko671/

Petkou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petkou in the Russian language
Петькоуpetkou-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Petkou
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