Petkova

Petkova Meaning & Origin

About Petkova
The surname Petkova is a feminine form of the Bulgarian surname Petkov, derived from the given name Petko. It is a patronymic surname, indicating that the family is descended from someone named Petko. The name Petko itself is a diminutive of the name Peter, which means "rock" or "stone" in Greek. Therefore, the surname Petkova can be interpreted to mean "descendant of Petko" or "belonging to the family of Petko."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Petkova is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Petkova: 151
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 115,639
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Petkova based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Petkova is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PTKF
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P032010
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P EH2 T K OW1 V AH0
🌐 IPA
/petkova*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PTKF', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P321

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Petkova in Braille

Here's how to represent Petkova in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Petkova in braille

How to sign the name Petkova using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Petkova using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Petkova in sign language

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