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 | North Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, United States, Slovakia |
| Петкова | Moldova, Bulgaria, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine |
| פטקובה | Israel |
| Петькова | Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus |
| binka parashkevova petkova (b. 1925) |
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