Petkow Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Petkow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petkow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Petkow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petkow is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petkow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,220,661st most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. Petkow occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Petkow reside; 37 percent reside in Western Europe and 37 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Poland, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 1,520,350. Other than Poland this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 23 percent are found and Brazil, where 18 percent are found.

Petkow Last Name Statistics demography

Petkow earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.06% less than the national average, earning $34,925 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pettkow927/
Petkowa924/
Petkouw923/
Petkcow921/
Petkhow921/
Phetkow921/
Pekow9118/
Poethkow8621/
Petkov8340,113/
Pitkow8390/
Peikow8363/
Petkof8322/
Pekowa8311/
Petkaw835/
Pezkow834/
Piekow834/
Peykow833/
Peskow832/
Pötkow831/
Pejkow831/
Peakow830/
Petkova7740,984/
Petkoff77442/
Petkhaw7713/
Petkhov777/
Pestkov775/
Petkovs772/
Pejskow771/
Pietków771/
Petkawe771/
Pekov73910/
Pekaw732/
Pecow730/
Peschkow7131/
Petkhova714/
Pettkoff713/
Phetkhaw713/
Paethkaw711/
Phetkawe711/
Peykov671,085/
Pekova671,024/
Petcov67866/
Pekhov67769/
Pytkov67170/
Pitkov67114/
Peikov6785/
Petkovová6780/
Patkov6764/
Pyskow6729/
Piskow6724/
Peškov6722/
Pescow6721/
Pickow6720/
Pejkov6717/
Pekoff6712/
Petcof6710/
Peckov6710/
Paikow679/
Podkow678/
Peşkov678/
Pitkof678/
Potkov678/
Pedkov674/
Petkofova673/
Peňkov672/
Puikow671/
Pehkov671/
Pezkov671/
Peťkov671/
Petkav671/
Petkovova671/
Pikowa671/
Patkaw671/
Pitków671/
Peakaw670/

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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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  • 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 Petkow
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