Petková Surname
Approximately 196 people bear this surname
Petková Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 139 | 1:38,392 | 7,112 |
| Czechia | 57 | 1:186,552 | 27,470 |
The alternate forms: Petkova (40,984), Petkóvá (1) & Peťkova (6) are calculated separately.
Petková Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petková Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Petková is found most frequently in Slovakia. It may also be found as: Petkova, Petkóvá or Peťkova. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petková? popularity and diffusion
The surname Petková is the 1,202,518th most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. Petková is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Petková reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Slovakia, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 38,392. In Slovakia it is mostly found in: Prešov Region, where 79 percent reside, Košice Region, where 9 percent reside and Banská Bystrica Region, where 4 percent reside. Beside Slovakia it is found in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 29 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petkova | 95 | 40,984 | / |
| Petkóvá | 95 | 1 | / |
| Pietková | 93 | 9 | / |
| Peťkova | 90 | 6 | / |
| Pitková | 86 | 90 | / |
| Pítková | 86 | 15 | / |
| Pytková | 86 | 14 | / |
| Píteková | 80 | 14 | / |
| Petkhova | 80 | 4 | / |
| Pestkova | 80 | 4 | / |
| Pieťková | 80 | 1 | / |
| Petkovas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pojteková | 75 | 4 | / |
| Petk | 73 | 113 | / |
| Petcova | 71 | 372 | / |
| Pytkova | 71 | 217 | / |
| Pitkova | 71 | 172 | / |
| Pedkova | 71 | 5 | / |
| Petkowa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Päťková | 71 | 2 | / |
| Petkoba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pitkovo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Petke | 67 | 856 | / |
| Píšťková | 67 | 166 | / |
| Pišťková | 67 | 29 | / |
| Petők | 67 | 6 | / |
| Phetk | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pistkova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Paitkova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pestcova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peetk | 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
- 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 Petková
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