Pedra Surname
Approximately 10,151 people bear this surname
Pedra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 5,940 | 1:36,039 | 1,489 |
| Venezuela | 1,394 | 1:21,667 | 1,526 |
| Portugal | 802 | 1:12,990 | 1,041 |
| Spain | 479 | 1:97,603 | 8,051 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| Argentina | 257 | 1:166,317 | 13,983 |
| Philippines | 209 | 1:484,393 | 57,696 |
| France | 181 | 1:366,976 | 54,730 |
| Paraguay | 138 | 1:52,440 | 1,489 |
| United States | 135 | 1:2,684,881 | 161,220 |
| South Africa | 66 | 1:820,874 | 55,153 |
| Canada | 52 | 1:708,569 | 56,910 |
| India | 41 | 1:18,708,912 | 282,725 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Uruguay | 12 | 1:285,980 | 20,148 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Pedrá (6) are calculated separately.
Pedra (6,897) may also be a first name.
Pedra Demographics
Average Pedra Salary in
United States
$43,293 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pedra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pedra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pedra (Arabic: بدره, Georgian: ფედრა, Hindi: पेडरा, Marathi: पेदु, Oriya: େପଦ, Russian: Педра) occurs most in Brazil. It may be found as a variant: Pedrá. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pedra.
How Common Is The Last Name Pedra? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 50,535th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 717,914 people. The surname Pedra is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Pedra live; 76 percent live in South America and 59 percent live in Luso-South America. Pedra is also the 78,354th most widely held given name in the world, held by 6,897 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 5,940 people, or 1 in 36,039. In Brazil it is most common in: Minas Gerais, where 23 percent are found, São Paulo, where 18 percent are found and Bahia, where 13 percent are found. Beside Brazil it occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 14 percent are found and Portugal, where 8 percent are found.
Pedra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pedra has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pedra last name grew 3,375 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Pedra Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Pedra are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.
The amount Pedra earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 47.41% more than the national average, earning R 350,292 per year; in United States they earn 0.33% more than the national average, earning $43,293 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.95% more than the national average, earning $63,571 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pedra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pedra in the Georgian language | ||
| ფედრა | pedra | - |
| Pedra in the Hindi language | ||
| पेडरा | pedara | - |
| Pedra in the Oriya language | ||
| େପଦ | epada | 98.41 |
| Pedra in the Marathi language | ||
| पेदु | pedu | 50 |
| पेदरा | pedara | 50 |
| Pedra in the Russian language | ||
| Педра | pedra | - |
| Pedra in the Arabic language | ||
| بدره | bdrh | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Pedra
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