Pedra Surname

50,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Pedra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pedra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil5,9401:36,0391,489
Venezuela1,3941:21,6671,526
Portugal8021:12,9901,041
Spain4791:97,6038,051
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Argentina2571:166,31713,983
Philippines2091:484,39357,696
France1811:366,97654,730
Paraguay1381:52,4401,489
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Canada521:708,56956,910
India411:18,708,912282,725
England261:2,143,00282,017
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Uruguay121:285,98020,148
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Pedrá (6) are calculated separately.

Pedra (6,897) may also be a first name.

Pedra Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pedra Come From? nationality or country of origin

Pedra (Arabic: بدره, Georgian: ფედრა, Hindi: पेडरा, Marathi: पेदु, Oriya: େପଦ, Russian: Педра) is found most frequently in Brazil. It can also occur as: Pedrá. For other potential spellings of Pedra click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pedra? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 50,535th most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 717,914 people. The last name 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 prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 6,897 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 5,940 people, or 1 in 36,039. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Minas Gerais, where 23 percent reside, São Paulo, where 18 percent reside and Bahia, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Brazil this last name occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 14 percent reside and Portugal, where 8 percent reside.

Pedra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pedra has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 3,375 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pedra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pedra surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pedrá936/
Piedra9143,681/
Pedras911,646/
Pedraz91935/
Pedrau9143/
Peidra9128/
Pedrad9127/
Pedroa9123/
Pedrza9122/
Pedrai919/
Pedraj919/
Pedrat916/
Pedraa913/
Poedra911/
Peddra911/
Pedrah911/
Pedraś911/
Pìedra911/
Pedrra911/
Pedrga911/
Pedraja832,963/
Pedraya83425/
Phaedra8316/
Pedraiz835/
Pedraut834/
Pedrazs832/
Pedrais832/
Peadrat832/
Pedrash831/
Peidera831/
Peadera831/
Phiedra831/
Pheadra830/
Pedro80618,208/
Padra802,485/
Pedre801,275/
Pedri801,117/
Põdra80256/
Podra80186/
Pidra80130/
Pedry80103/
Pedró8020/
Pedré8012/
Pödra8012/
Pydra801/
Pídra801/
Pedrahas772/
Pedros733,804/
Peidro73992/
Pedres73773/
Pedret73643/
Paidra73459/
Peydro73395/
Phedre73355/
Pedrot73157/
Pedris73106/
Pedrez73104/
Pedrós7383/
Pedroz7372/
Peadro7365/
Pedrie7361/
Padhra7357/
Pedrys7354/
Pedrão7339/
Pedroß7332/
Padrah7330/
Podrea7329/
Piedro7327/
Padrai7324/
Podray7323/
Pedrey7319/
Poddra7318/
Pedriz7318/
Pedrou7317/
Piedri7311/
Pedrod7310/
Peidró7310/
Pedroo737/
Peydró737/
Piedre733/
Peddro733/
Petdro732/
Peadre732/
Peddri732/
Padray732/
Peddry732/
Pedrio732/
Pidray732/
Pedroh732/
Ppedro732/
Pedrit732/
Paedro732/
Pohdra731/
Pedrgo731/
Pydras731/
Pedrei731/
Peudre731/
Peudro731/
Pedruo731/
Pedráz731/
Pedròs731/
Pêdras731/
Pedred731/
Pedrer731/
Pedrop731/
Pedrro731/
Pedrid731/
Pedhro731/
Pedrycz67921/
Pedross67315/
Poydras67288/
Pedrett67175/
Poidras67123/
Pedrech6734/
Podraha677/
Peidroz676/
Pedrois676/
Pedrott675/
Pedroch675/
Pedrood675/
Phedrod674/
Pedreth673/
Pedrich672/
Pajdera672/
Petdret672/
Pedrets671/
Pedrosp671/
Piedrre671/
Pedreiz671/
Pidraya671/
Pedrych671/
Pedrysz671/
Pédraja671/
Pédraut671/
D'pedro671/
Peudroj671/
Paadray671/
Pehdrod671/
Pedroos671/
Peadret671/
Pojdras670/
Paydras670/

Pedra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pedra in the Georgian language
ფედრაpedra-
Pedra in the Hindi language
पेडराpedara-
Pedra in the Oriya language
େପଦepada98.41
Pedra in the Marathi language
पेदुpedu50
पेदराpedara50
Pedra in the Russian language
Педраpedra-
Pedra in the Arabic language
بدرهbdrh-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pedra
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