Pedraza Surname
Approximately 147,702 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 50,897 | 1:2,439 | 356 |
| Colombia | 36,478 | 1:1,310 | 265 |
| Argentina | 13,137 | 1:3,254 | 402 |
| Bolivia | 11,513 | 1:922 | 190 |
| United States | 10,823 | 1:33,490 | 4,182 |
| Spain | 7,254 | 1:6,445 | 800 |
| Peru | 5,509 | 1:5,769 | 911 |
| Cuba | 3,663 | 1:3,146 | 427 |
| Philippines | 2,398 | 1:42,218 | 6,687 |
| Chile | 2,229 | 1:7,903 | 782 |
| Venezuela | 2,067 | 1:14,613 | 1,193 |
| Ecuador | 509 | 1:31,249 | 3,769 |
| Brazil | 392 | 1:546,108 | 20,459 |
| France | 280 | 1:237,224 | 36,774 |
| Puerto Rico | 171 | 1:20,761 | 731 |
| Dominican Republic | 123 | 1:84,821 | 3,815 |
| Canada | 55 | 1:669,920 | 54,285 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Honduras | 11 | 1:801,495 | 4,197 |
| Panama | 10 | 1:391,226 | 8,067 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Guatemala | 7 | 1:2,297,524 | 6,613 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 54 | 1:929,976 | 55,839 |
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.
Pedraza Demographics
Average Male Pedraza Height
171.84 cm
Average Female Pedraza Height
159.88 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
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Footnotes
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