Pedraza Surname

3,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147,702 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Pedraza Surname Definition:

Refers to the blow received from a stone thrown intentionally to wound someone.

Castilian name from Medina de Pomar, political subdivision of Villarcayo (Burgos). One branch in Seville.

Pedraza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico50,8971:2,439356
Colombia36,4781:1,310265
Argentina13,1371:3,254402
Bolivia11,5131:922190
United States10,8231:33,4904,182
Spain7,2541:6,445800
Peru5,5091:5,769911
Cuba3,6631:3,146427
Philippines2,3981:42,2186,687
Chile2,2291:7,903782
Venezuela2,0671:14,6131,193
Ecuador5091:31,2493,769
Brazil3921:546,10820,459
France2801:237,22436,774
Puerto Rico1711:20,761731
Dominican Republic1231:84,8213,815
Canada551:669,92054,285
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
England191:2,932,529101,561
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Honduras111:801,4954,197
Panama101:391,2268,067
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Guatemala71:2,297,5246,613
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
China41:341,830,39216,990
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Palau11:21,643223
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

The alternate forms: Pédraza (1) are calculated separately.

Pedraza (86) may also be a first name.

Pedraza Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Refers to the blow received from a stone thrown intentionally to wound someone.

Castilian name from Medina de Pomar, political subdivision of Villarcayo (Burgos). One branch in Seville.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Pedraza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pedraza occurs in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Pédraza. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pedraza? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pedraza is the 3,798th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 49,340 people. Pedraza occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Pedraza are found; 49 percent are found in South America and 34 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 1,032,266th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 86 people.

The surname Pedraza is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is carried by 50,897 people, or 1 in 2,439. In Mexico Pedraza is mostly concentrated in: México, where 23 percent live, Michoacán, where 13 percent live and Veracruz, where 13 percent live. Outside of Mexico it exists in 62 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 25 percent live and Argentina, where 9 percent live.

Pedraza Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pedraza has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pedraza surname rose 20,043 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pedraza Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pedraza surname are 44.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pedraza earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 28.31% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,872 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.75% more than the national average, earning $25,824,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 18.68% less than the national average, earning $35,090 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.3% less than the national average, earning $41,584 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pédraza951/
Pedrazas931,211/
Pedrazza93425/
Piedraza9314/
Peedraza933/
Phedraza931/
Pedreaza931/
Pedrasza931/
Peddraza931/
D'Pedraza881/
Pedroza8681,797/
Podraza863,085/
Pedrasa861,053/
Pedraca86598/
Pedrazo86345/
Pedreza86142/
Pedraça8628/
Padraza8627/
Pedrazi8616/
Pedraze863/
Pidraza863/
Pedrazy861/
Pedrazzi801,825/
Pedrassa80129/
Pedrozza80120/
Pedrazzo8045/
Pedrouza8044/
Pedrozas805/
Pedreiza804/
Pedrazze802/
Pedrosza802/
Pedrasas801/
Pedrosaa801/
Pedrozaz801/
Podrazaj801/
Ppedroza801/
Pesdroza801/
Podrazza801/
Pedrossaa751/
Pedrosa7174,922/
Pedrozo7141,436/
Pedrajo71222/
Pedrezo7193/
Pedroja7160/
Pedroca7155/
Podreza7154/
Pedraci7133/
Podraża7131/
Pydreza7130/
Podrazo7120/
Podrasa7116/
Padroza7116/
Padrazo7115/
Padreza7112/
Pedrace7111/
Pedrasi7111/
Pedresa717/
Pedraso717/
Podroza717/
Pedrase716/
Pedroze714/
Pidrasa713/
Pedrozi712/
Pedrôzo712/
Pedroxa712/
Pidreza712/
Pédroza711/
Pidroza711/
Pedrouzo67412/
Pedracio67186/
Pedrocha6785/
Pedrozzo6767/
Pedrozzi6756/
Pidrajat6720/
Pedrossa679/
Pedrosas677/
Pedrasso677/
Pedrojas675/
Pedrajos673/
Pedrosoa673/
Pedrousa672/
Pedrgosa672/
Pedrajes672/
Pedracho671/
Pedroszo671/
Pedrajee671/
Pedrozia671/
Piedroca671/
Pedrezzo671/
Ppedrozo671/

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