Petrecova Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Petrecova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Petrecová (4) & Petréčová (1) are calculated separately.
Petrecova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petrecova Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Petrecova is found most frequently in Moldova. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Petrecová or Petréčová. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petrecova? popularity and diffusion
Petrecova is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Petrecova occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Petrecova live; 50 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in Romanian Europe.
The last name Petrecova is most widely held in Moldova, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 1,780,684. In Moldova it is primarily found in: Chișinău Municipality, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Moldova this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent reside and Norway, where 25 percent reside.
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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 Petrecova
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