Petov Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Petov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2011:717,03060,595
Bulgaria201:348,94517,019
Kazakhstan141:1,263,03568,752
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

Petov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petov (Russian: Петов) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petov? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,006,539th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. The surname Petov occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Petov are found; 72 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 62 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Russia, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 717,030. In Russia Petov is most common in: Moscow, where 15 percent live, Karachay-Cherkess Republic, where 9 percent live and Krasnodar Krai, where 8 percent live. Other than Russia this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 8 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 6 percent live.

Petov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Petov surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Petov are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 40% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pestov9110,172/
Petova91508/
Petoev9191/
Poetov9157/
Petuov914/
Petoov912/
Peetov911/
Petgov911/
Pethova832/
Peatova832/
Pestovs832/
Petgova831/
Patov80810/
Petev80764/
Potov80129/
Petow8089/
Pitov8064/
Pytov8039/
Petob808/
Petav802/
Petop801/
Petof801/
Paetow731,479/
Petaev73349/
Pitova7362/
Pestow7358/
Pytova7352/
Petoff7350/
Pystov7340/
Pistov7335/
Petavs7334/
Paatov7333/
Pyotov7331/
Patoev7328/
Peatow7317/
Pettow7315/
Paytov7313/
Paitov7310/
Peteev739/
Potoev737/
Pietav736/
Pestof733/
Puytov732/
Pitovs732/
Peutow732/
Pestav731/
Pathov731/
Pethow731/
Peytob731/
Padtov731/
Petgow731/
Poetow731/
Pethav731/
Petoft731/
Pietow730/
Peytow730/
Pestoff6736/
Pyotova6727/
Paitova6719/
Paytova6713/
Pettaev675/
Pottoev674/
Petoupe672/
Pajtova672/
Petgoup671/
Pitgova671/
Pethofz671/
Puytova671/
Pihtova671/
Pittova671/
Poettow670/

Petov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petov in the Russian language
Петовpetov-

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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 Petov
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