Petrovski

Petrovski Meaning & Origin

About Petrovski
The surname Petrovski is of Slavic origin and is derived from the given name Peter, which means "rock" or "stone" in Greek. It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of someone named Peter. The suffix "-ski" is a common Slavic ending, denoting "son of" or "belonging to." Therefore, Petrovski can be interpreted as "son of Peter" or "belonging to the family of Peter."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Petrovski: 357
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 57,101
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.12

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Petrovski 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 Petrovski is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PTRFSK
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P0360120
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P IH0 T R AO1 V S K IY0
🌐 IPA
/petrovski*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PTRFSK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P361

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Petrovski in Braille

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

The name Petrovski in braille

How to sign the name Petrovski using Sign Language

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

The name Petrovski in sign language

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