Petkovich Surname

316,846th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Petkovich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petkovich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4751:763,07159,419
Russia3311:435,41741,353
Australia1291:209,26920,284
Moldova861:41,4116,255
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Transnistria231:20,6393,640
Serbia221:324,77015,940
Uruguay201:171,58814,480
Israel171:503,39037,521
Belarus161:593,81652,198
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
England41:13,929,515290,718
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Petkovich Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petkovich (Russian: Петкович) is found most in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petkovich? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 316,846th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,160,225 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Petkovich reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Petkovich is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 475 people, or 1 in 763,071. In The United States Petkovich is primarily found in: California, where 11 percent are found, Louisiana, where 11 percent are found and Ohio, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Petkovich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Petkovich surname is primarily Orthodox (87%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Petkovich surname are 15.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.75% registered with the political party.

The amount Petkovich earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 124.02% more than the national average, earning S/. 43,427 per year; in United States they earn 19.63% more than the national average, earning $51,619 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.67% more than the national average, earning $66,413 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Petkovich Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petkovich in the Russian language
Петковичpetkovic-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petkovich
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