Petkovek Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Petkovek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Petkovek Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Petkovek Last Name Facts

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

Petkovek is found most frequently in Slovenia. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petkovek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Petkovek occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Petkovek reside; 67 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Slovenia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 1,243,838. Excluding Slovenia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petkovesk942/
Petkovik887/
Petkovick822/
Pekovec8046/
Petkovisck781/
Petkovic753,184/
Pejkovik752/
Petkovics71100/
Potkovick716/
Petkewick712/
Peskovykh711/
Petcovick711/
Pekovic67130/
Peshkovykh671/
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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 Petkovek
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