Petzev Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Petzev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petzev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Petzev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petzev is more commonly found in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petzev? popularity and diffusion

The last name Petzev is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Petzev live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Petzev is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 2,737,638. In Switzerland Petzev is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Zürich, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Switzerland this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petsev83264/
Pezhev8337/
Petzov833/
Patzev832/
Pezaev831/
Petseva77253/
Petchev778/
Peyziev773/
Pezheev772/
Petsaev771/
Pecev73258/
Pezov7323/
Pazev736/
Pozev733/
Pečev732/
Pyzev731/
Pećev731/
Pezep731/
Peytchev7169/
Peitchev712/
Petcheev711/
Patsev67641/
Pejčev67241/
Pechev67205/
Petsov67160/
Paziev6776/
Pytsev6740/
Peytcheva6729/
Pizhev6728/
Pizaev6727/
Pozeev6723/
Pozoev6721/
Pyzhev6720/
Pazhev6720/
Potsev6719/
Patčev6718/
Paezov6716/
Pitsev6715/
Peicev6712/
Pazaev6710/
Pezhov6710/
Peičev678/
Petsyv677/
Pazeev676/
Patcev676/
Pejcev676/
Petsiv675/
Peyzov672/
Peizov672/
Petsef671/
Poezov671/
Pečeva671/
Peitcheva671/
Pejćev671/
Paezew671/
Pozhev671/
Poziev671/

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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 Petzev
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