All over the world, Petkova (Petkova 
, Петкова 
, פטקובה 
) is a very rare dominantly girly, but uncommonly boy's forename. The first name Petkova is characteristic of Bulgaria, where it is quite a rare dominantly girly, but seldom boy's name, and Greece, where it is a rare female name. Predominantly, Petkova is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Petkova | Slovakia, North Macedonia, United States, Greece, Bulgaria |
| Петкова | Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia, Bulgaria |
| פטקובה | Israel |
| Петькова | Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan |
| binka parashkevova petkova (b. 1925) |
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