Petlova Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Petlova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 59 | 1:118,287 | 6,969 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Petlová (1) are calculated separately.
Petlova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petlova Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Petlova (Russian: Петлова) is most common in Bulgaria. It may be found in the variant forms: Petlová. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Petlova? popularity and diffusion
Petlova is the 2,394,033rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name Petlova occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Petlova reside; 92 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most prevalent in Bulgaria, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 118,287. In Bulgaria Petlova is primarily found in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 44 percent live, Plovdiv Province, where 34 percent live and Sofia City Province, where 12 percent live. Barring Bulgaria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 3 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Petlova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Petlova in the Russian language | ||
| Петлова | petlova | - |
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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 Petlova
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