Petkovics Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Petkovics Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 92 | 1:106,699 | 10,245 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
Petkovics Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petkovics Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Petkovics occurs more in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petkovics? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,849,867th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Petkovics live; 92 percent live in Eastern Europe and 92 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.
The last name Petkovics is most widely held in Hungary, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 106,699. In Hungary Petkovics is most common in: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 37 percent are found, Budapest, where 25 percent are found and Komárom-Esztergom County, where 14 percent are found. Not including Hungary it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Belgium, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petkovic | 94 | 3,184 | / |
| Pekovics | 94 | 22 | / |
| Petkovich | 89 | 1,183 | / |
| Petkovicz | 89 | 130 | / |
| Petkovits | 89 | 96 | / |
| Patkovics | 89 | 38 | / |
| Petkovick | 89 | 2 | / |
| Petkévics | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pekovic | 88 | 130 | / |
| Petkoviscz | 84 | 2 | / |
| Petkovisck | 84 | 1 | / |
| Petkovitch | 84 | 1 | / |
| Petkosvicz | 84 | 1 | / |
| Petković | 82 | 38,533 | / |
| Pejkovic | 82 | 253 | / |
| Petkovič | 82 | 147 | / |
| Petcovic | 82 | 77 | / |
| Peskovic | 82 | 37 | / |
| Peakovic | 82 | 32 | / |
| Petkovik | 82 | 7 | / |
| Petkobic | 82 | 6 | / |
| Peckovic | 82 | 3 | / |
| Pegkovic | 82 | 2 | / |
| Petkowic | 82 | 1 | / |
| Peykovic | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pecovics | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pietkevichs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Petkowicz | 78 | 459 | / |
| Petcovici | 78 | 356 | / |
| Petkovych | 78 | 106 | / |
| Petkavich | 78 | 35 | / |
| Petcovich | 78 | 21 | / |
| Pedkovich | 78 | 16 | / |
| Pitkovich | 78 | 9 | / |
| Piskovics | 78 | 2 | / |
| Petkobich | 78 | 2 | / |
| Petkovesk | 78 | 2 | / |
| Petkowich | 78 | 1 | / |
| Petcovick | 78 | 1 | / |
| Peetković | 78 | 1 | / |
| Pekovec | 75 | 46 | / |
| Pecovic | 75 | 35 | / |
| Pikovic | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pietkowicz | 74 | 16 | / |
| Pitkouvich | 74 | 6 | / |
| Petkavitch | 74 | 2 | / |
| Pitkovitch | 74 | 1 | / |
| Pajkovic | 71 | 241 | / |
| Piskovic | 71 | 41 | / |
| Petkovek | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pejkovik | 71 | 2 | / |
| Paikovic | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pescovic | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pedkobic | 71 | 1 | / |
| Petkowitsch | 70 | 32 | / |
| Petkovičová | 70 | 8 | / |
| Petkovićová | 70 | 3 | / |
| Pejkovicova | 70 | 1 | / |
| Petkovićova | 70 | 1 | / |
| Pidkovich | 67 | 40 | / |
| Pitcovich | 67 | 27 | / |
| Petcavich | 67 | 19 | / |
| Pytkowicz | 67 | 18 | / |
| Pytkovych | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pitkowicz | 67 | 12 | / |
| Petkowitz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pedkovych | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pitkowich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pedkowicz | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Petkovics
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