Petku Surname

512,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Petku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania1831:15,9242,834
Russia1111:1,298,40692,821
Ukraine1031:441,96852,294
Moldova621:57,4418,087
Serbia581:123,1899,202
Romania381:528,36539,789
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
Transnistria81:59,3378,632
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Petku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petku (Russian: Петку) is borne by more people in Albania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petku? popularity and diffusion

Petku is the 512,152nd most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,422,486 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Petku reside; 48 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 32 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Albania, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 15,924. In Albania Petku is primarily concentrated in: Kukës County, where 60 percent live, Tirana County, where 17 percent live and Durrës County, where 10 percent live. Aside from Albania it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 17 percent live and Ukraine, where 16 percent live.

Petku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Petku surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

Petku earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.22% more than the national average, earning $61,799 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petkau911,002/
Petkou91176/
Petkeu91163/
Petkut911/
Paetkau83378/
Petkutė8379/
Pettkus8374/
Petkuha832/
Petkoup831/
Phetkut831/
Petcu8025,130/
Petkó80172/
Potku807/
Pitku806/
Patku805/
Pedku801/
Phetkhut7739/
Paethkau773/
Phetkuha771/
Patkau73107/
Petcut73101/
Pedkau7387/
Pätkau7377/
Petcou7326/
Pathku7326/
Pettkó7323/
Petcuț734/
Pitkau732/
Pitkut732/
Potkou731/
Pitkou731/
Phatku731/
Pothku731/
Photkhu678/
Petcheu674/
Pathkau671/
Pettcheu621/
Potcu6032/
Pitkó6018/
Podku603/
Pidkus557/
Pitcus551/
Poddku551/
Pitcheu5012/

Petku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petku in the Russian language
Петкуpetku-

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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
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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 Petku
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