Petrov Forename

156,301st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,278 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
North Macedonia
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Petrov Forename

The meaning of this forename is not listed.

Petrov Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Macedonia
92%
 
1,9991:1,046218
Russia
99%
 
1271:1,135,6989,349
Greece
100%
211:520,6936,872
United States-151:24,169,132185,959
Ukraine
100%
131:3,499,9937,073
Germany
59%
 
121:8,056,49029,150
Hungary
100%
91:1,087,9752,994
Belarus
83%
 
81:1,185,2986,117
England
100%
71:7,943,27461,515
Nigeria
100%
71:25,366,337199,343
Brazil
100%
61:35,706,026284,222
Belgium
61%
 
51:2,298,00820,299
Slovakia
50%
 
41:1,327,5164,597
Bulgaria-41:1,747,59814,265
Transnistria
100%
31:158,5461,411
Thailand
100%
31:23,355,271268,869
Algeria-31:12,725,57318,455
Zimbabwe-21:7,711,90884,647
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
Peru
50%
 
21:15,895,72774,652
Kazakhstan
100%
21:8,873,42235,327
South Africa
100%
21:27,266,324304,698
Canada-21:16,566,68686,787
Uzbekistan-11:30,786,44017,476
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Indonesia-11:257,963,6681,335,696
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Netherlands
100%
11:16,902,08343,152
Mongolia-11:2,934,81416,205
Mexico
100%
11:124,144,427140,512
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Italy
100%
11:61,062,09083,289
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Ethiopia-11:97,560,13329,608
Cyprus
100%
11:871,0765,368
Congo
100%
11:5,009,20537,978
Burundi-11:9,906,5592,558
Bosnia and Herzegovina
100%
11:3,524,4588,651
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Azerbaijan-11:9,642,94442,290
Armenia
100%
11:2,918,75314,910

Petrov (584,743) may also be a surname.

Petrov Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petrova92325/
Pietrov922/
Petrovs921/
Perov91177/
Pestrovë8612/
Petrev831,217/
Perova8328/
Petrow8311/
Petrof8310/
Perhov832/
Petrob832/
Potrov832/
Pitrov832/
Pierov832/
Ptrv801/
Petroff7718/
Pethrow772/
Putarov771/
Petrouw771/
Pyotrov771/
Petrrev771/
Petrowa771/
Petrouf771/
Petrosp771/
Pietrow771/
Perow737/
Perav732/
Ptrva731/
Perof731/
Perob731/
Pirov731/
Petroffz712/
Paiterov711/
Pietroff711/
Petref67475/
Perowa6725/
Petraf679/
Perrow676/
Perzow673/
Pherav672/
Pitrop672/
Peerow672/
Petrew671/
Pesrow671/
Petraw671/
Pherow671/
Peroff671/
Pitrof671/
Payrov671/
Patrow671/
Patrav671/
Peruow671/

Petrov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petrov in the Russian language
Петровpetrov-

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Footnotes

  • First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
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  • 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 Petrov