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Where Does The Last Name Petkov Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Petkov (Georgian: პეტკოვი, Russian: Петков) occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Peťkov. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petkov? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Petkov is the 13,900^th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 181,675 people. The surname Petkov is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Petkov reside; 89 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Petkov is also the 295,787^th most frequently held forename at a global level, held by 770 people.

Petkov is most common in Bulgaria, where it is held by 33,652 people, or 1 in 207. In Bulgaria it is mostly concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 18 percent reside, Plovdiv Province, where 8 percent reside and Stara Zagora Province, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Bulgaria this last name is found in 72 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 2 percent reside and North Macedonia, where 2 percent reside.

Petkov Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (93%) in Russia and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Petkov surname are 10.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.52% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Petkov earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.19% less than the national average, earning 262,367 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 34.93% more than the national average, earning R 320,652 per year; in United States they earn 9.21% more than the national average, earning $47,122 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.12% more than the national average, earning $52,725 CAD per year.