Petova Surname

609,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Albania

Petova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2041:706,48659,947
Albania2001:14,5702,611
Greece511:217,25133,995
Bulgaria181:387,71718,370
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
North Macedonia51:420,29419,032
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

The alternate forms: Petová (12), Peťová (113), Pětová (42) & Péťová (5) are calculated separately.

Petova Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petova (Russian: Петова) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Petová, Peťová, Pětová or Péťová. Click here for further possible spellings of Petova.

How Common Is The Last Name Petova? popularity and diffusion

It is the 609,110th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 14,345,563 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Petova are found; 54 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 39 percent are found in Albano-Europe.

Petova is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 204 people, or 1 in 706,486. In Russia it is primarily found in: Krasnodar Krai, where 18 percent reside, Moscow, where 15 percent reside and Bashkortostan Republic, where 12 percent reside. Other than Russia this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 39 percent reside and Greece, where 10 percent reside.

Petova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petová9412/
Pestova9211,682/
Poetova9272/
Petoova9234/
Peatova922/
Pethova922/
Petuova921/
Petgova921/
Petov91253/
Peťová89113/
Pětová8942/
Pethoova867/
Peshtova862/
Pestovas861/
Pestov8310,172/
Patova83568/
Petava83163/
Potova8371/
Pitova8362/
Pytova8352/
Pedova8328/
Péťová835/
Petuov834/
Petoov832/
Petgov831/
Peetov831/
Paetava77210/
Pyotova7727/
Paatova7720/
Pistova7720/
Paitova7719/
Pethová7719/
Pystova7715/
Petőová7714/
Pestovo7713/
Paytova7713/
Pejtová7713/
Poetava776/
Pietová775/
Pathova773/
Pestovs772/
Pajtova772/
Pestová772/
Puytova771/
Petavad771/
Pitgova771/
Pattova771/
Patouva771/
Petoová771/
Pihtova771/
Peatava771/
Pittova771/
Pituova771/
Potoova771/
Petow7389/
Pitov7364/
Pytov7339/
Petob738/
Petaw733/
Petav732/
Petof731/
Petaf731/
Petab731/
Pethőová7133/
Pethoová7118/
Pyshtova717/
Pethavad715/
Pathoova715/
Pettoway713/
Pettavad712/
Peetavat711/
Pet674,334/
Patava674,113/
Pitava67243/
Patová67149/
Pestow6758/
Potava6752/
Petoff6750/
Pítová6742/
Pystov6740/
Pidova6739/
Pistov6735/
Petavs6734/
Pyotov6731/
Patowa6729/
Peatow6717/
Pettow6715/
Petawo6714/
Paytov6713/
Paitov6710/
Pitová679/
Peetaavat678/
Peschtová678/
Potowa678/
Petawa677/
Pietav676/
Pedowa675/
Patovo675/
Pestof673/
Pitowa673/
Puytov672/
Petaba672/
Pitovs672/
Peutow672/
Pettab672/
Pethav671/
Pestav671/
Petgow671/
Peytob671/
Pethow671/
Petobo671/
Poťava671/
Petoft671/
Pytava671/
Pydova671/
Pethab671/
Peytow670/
Pietow670/

Petova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petova in the Russian language
Петоваpetova-

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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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  • 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 Petova
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