Petkovšek Surname

507,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Petkovšek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Petkovšek 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
Slovenia6431:3,869671
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Petkovsek (484) are calculated separately.

Petkovšek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petkovšek is found in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Petkovsek. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petkovšek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Petkovšek is the 507,320th most prevalent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 11,281,031 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Petkovšek are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is carried by 643 people, or 1 in 3,869. In Slovenia Petkovšek is most frequent in: Central Slovenia, where 73 percent reside, Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 12 percent reside and Gorizia, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Slovenia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 0 percent reside and Czechia, where 0 percent reside.

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
Petkovsek96484/
Pekovšek9427/
Petkovshek841/
Pekovsek823/
Petkovschek801/
Petkovsec781/
Pekovschek741/
Pykhovshek635/
Podkovcik564/
Pikhovchik531/

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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 Petkovšek
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