Pedro Surname

852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 618,208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Pedro Surname Definition:

The Spanish form of Peter.

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Pedro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola409,7641:666
Mozambique95,1691:28639
Brazil28,2101:7,589489
Portugal21,7871:47885
Mexico14,7441:8,419934
Philippines11,5841:8,739810
United States6,2181:58,2926,905
South Africa5,0221:10,7881,349
Nigeria4,2251:41,9273,312
Guatemala2,8881:5,569741
Spain2,3671:19,7522,174
France2,0181:32,9153,992
Argentina1,8321:23,3321,943
Ghana9701:27,8563,309
Dominican Republic7471:13,9661,043
Morocco7161:48,1517,863
Canada6521:56,5126,677
Indonesia5961:221,89520,704
England5741:97,07010,302
Benin5701:18,1332,441
Peru5271:60,3114,779
Nicaragua4621:13,033812
Namibia4161:5,7921,123
Bolivia4151:25,5821,890
Cuba4021:28,6631,516
Zimbabwe3981:38,7905,998
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Algeria2941:131,40017,877
Honduras2561:34,4391,055
Russia2561:562,98150,475
Guyana2421:3,150583
Paraguay1691:42,8211,307
Trinidad and Tobago1621:8,4201,212
Switzerland1501:54,7537,051
Malaysia1471:200,64111,800
Panama1311:29,8651,756
Netherlands1291:130,90820,305
Australia1271:212,56520,555
Germany1181:682,25052,603
Belgium1161:99,10915,136
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
São Tomé and Príncipe1031:1,723216
Venezuela911:331,9137,350
Colombia771:620,4427,661
United Arab Emirates741:123,81410,355
Israel731:117,22812,979
Bermuda701:933148
India651:11,801,006214,148
Sweden651:151,48910,616
New Zealand621:73,03710,843
American Samoa521:1,072148
Cape Verde511:10,385373
Italy511:1,199,15174,752
Liberia461:95,8387,727
Jamaica451:63,7773,321
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Haiti411:260,5838,998
Marshall Islands391:1,329343
Ireland381:123,9196,102
Chile361:489,34612,617
Latvia331:62,1239,312
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Ecuador281:568,06611,415
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Guam211:7,6251,143
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
United States Virgin Islands201:5,519844
Wales191:162,87011,152
Kazakhstan171:1,040,14760,802
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Belarus141:678,64756,781
China141:97,665,8265,141
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Congo101:498,91011,250
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Guinea-Bissau91:192,002129
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Kyrgyzstan91:663,62845,718
Palau91:2,40559
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Senegal81:1,822,4184,361
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Burkina Faso61:3,058,68318,466
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Macau31:200,543803
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1951:257,53221,220

The alternate forms: Pedró (20), Pédro (8) & Pèdro (1) are calculated separately.

Pedro (6,446,070) may also be a first name.

Pedro Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The Spanish form of Peter.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

Pedro is the Spanish and Portuguese name for Peter. The name Pedro is derived via the Latin word, petra, meaning 'stone' or 'rock'. Pedroza means 'rocky'.

- jenelephant

Pedro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pedro (Arabic: بيدرو, Georgian: ფედრო, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻴﺪﺭﻭ, Hindi: पेद्रो, Marathi: पेडरो, Russian: Педро) is more frequently found in Angola than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Pedró, Pédro or Pèdro. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pedro? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 852nd most widespread surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 11,788 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Pedro live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 50th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 6,446,070 people.

The surname Pedro is most frequently held in Angola, where it is borne by 409,764 people, or 1 in 66. Barring Angola Pedro exists in 165 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 15 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Pedro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pedro has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pedro last name rose 3,189 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,979 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pedro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Pedro last name is chiefly Orthodox (71%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Pedro last name are 42.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.32% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pedro earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 33.33% less than the national average, earning 230,747 kr per year; in Peru they earn 18.04% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,887 per year; in South Africa they earn 12.76% less than the national average, earning R 207,324 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.76% less than the national average, earning $19,124,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.32% less than the national average, earning $39,128 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.87% more than the national average, earning $50,115 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pedró9320/
Pédro938/
Pèdro931/
Pedros913,804/
Peidro91992/
Peydro91395/
Pedrot91157/
Pedroz9172/
Peadro9165/
Pedroß9132/
Piedro9127/
Pedroa9123/
Pedrou9117/
Pedrod9110/
Pedroo917/
Peddro913/
Paedro912/
Ppedro912/
Pedroh912/
Petdro912/
Pedrro911/
Pedhro911/
Peudro911/
Pedrop911/
Pedruo911/
Pedrgo911/
Pedross83315/
Pedrois836/
Peidroz836/
Pedrood835/
Pedroch835/
Pedrott835/
Phedrod834/
Pedroos831/
Pehdrod831/
Peudroj831/
D'pedro831/
Pedrosp831/
Pedra8010,151/
Padro804,711/
Pidro80415/
Podro8032/
Pedrá806/
Piedra7343,681/
Pedras731,646/
Pedraz73935/
Padroo73273/
Pedrós7383/
Pedrau7343/
Peidra7328/
Pedrad7327/
Pedrza7322/
Peidró7310/
Peydró737/
Pedrat736/
Pidrou734/
Pedraa733/
Pédros732/
Pedrah731/
Peddra731/
Poedra731/
Pedrra731/
Pidrop731/
Padroh731/
Pidroh731/
Pedraś731/
Pedráz731/
Pedròs731/
Pèdros731/
Pédrot731/
Pìedra731/
Pedrga731/
Phaedra6716/
Pedraut674/
Peadrat672/
Pedrazs672/
Phiedra671/
Peadera671/
Peidera671/
Pedrash671/
Pheadra670/

Pedro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pedro in the Georgian language
ფედროpedro-
Pedro in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻴﺪﺭﻭbydrw-
Pedro in the Hindi language
पेद्रोpedro-
Pedro in the Marathi language
पेडरोpedaro66.67
पेदpeda16.67
पेडोpedo16.67
Pedro in the Russian language
Педроpedro-
Pedro in the Arabic language
بيدروbydrw-
بدروbdrw-

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