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

Petkovšek is more frequently found in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Petkovsek. Click here for further possible spellings of Petkovšek.

How Common Is The Last Name Petkovšek? popularity and diffusion

Petkovšek is the 507,320th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 11,281,031 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Petkovšek reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Petkovšek is most commonly held in Slovenia, where it is carried by 643 people, or 1 in 3,869. In Slovenia it is primarily concentrated in: Central Slovenia, where 73 percent are found, Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 12 percent are found and Gorizia, where 5 percent are found. Barring Slovenia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 0 percent are found and Czechia, where 0 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
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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