Petrakieva Surname

772,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Petrakieva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petrakieva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria3561:19,6041,759
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080

Petrakieva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petrakieva (Russian: Петракиева) is more frequently found in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Petrakieva click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrakieva? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 772,238th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 19,803,114 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Petrakieva reside; 97 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Petrakieva is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 356 people, or 1 in 19,604. In Bulgaria it is most numerous in: Pleven Province, where 20 percent reside, Sofia City Province, where 18 percent reside and Pazardzhik Province, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Bulgaria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 1 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Petrakieva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petrakieva in the Russian language
Петракиеваpetrakieva-

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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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