Pettkus Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pettkus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pettkus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Pettkus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pettkus is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pettkus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pettkus is the 2,203,767th most commonly held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name Pettkus occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Pettkus reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 1,219,780. In Germany Pettkus is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent live, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 21 percent live and Thuringia, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Germany Pettkus occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Pettkus Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pettkus earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.04% less than the national average, earning $45,687 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petkus922,767/
Petkuse863/
Pietkus862/
Petku83638/
Pekus83245/
Petkau771,002/
Petkos77390/
Petkou77176/
Petkeu77163/
Pekush77162/
Piekus77128/
Patkus77115/
Peckus7783/
Pitkus7732/
Pettkó7723/
Pekuse772/
Potkus771/
Pekuss771/
Pekeus771/
Petkut771/
Peku73912/
Petkutė7179/
Petkosh7140/
Piekuss7112/
Pekusch715/
Peckous714/
Peckhus713/
Petkuha712/
Pietkos711/
Piekusz711/
Petkoup711/
Phetkut711/
Petcu6725,130/
Pikus673,164/
Pecku67935/
Pykus67619/
Pekuz67577/
Pheku67340/
Pekou67286/
Petkó67172/
Pekos67135/
Peekhaus67129/
Peckhaus67122/
Pekau6797/
Pecus6752/
Pekui6736/
Peeku6722/
Pekusova6715/
Peaku6713/
Pekku677/
Peuku676/
Pitku676/
Piekhaus675/
Pekhu673/
Pekeu673/
Pedku671/
Pieku671/
Phetkuha671/
Pékus671/
Pettcheu671/
Pešku671/

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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 Pettkus
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