Pedroza Surname

6,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81,797 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Colombia

Pedroza Surname Definition:

This place name comes from a physical description of the locale, a place of many "piedras," stones.

Pedrosa, Castilian name of Galician origin.

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Pedroza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico35,4211:3,504474
Colombia15,8481:3,015529
United States9,6871:37,4174,625
Brazil7,7021:27,7951,197
Venezuela4,6291:6,525745
Philippines1,7031:59,44710,003
Argentina1,5471:27,6302,317
Guatemala1,1931:13,4811,300
Panama9401:4,162504
Peru9371:33,9213,337
Puerto Rico4401:8,068453
Spain3691:126,6999,742
Ecuador3441:46,2384,562
Nicaragua1691:35,6281,234
Bolivia1591:66,7703,169
Honduras1361:64,8271,398
Cuba1091:105,7133,090
El Salvador981:64,7341,394
Uruguay861:39,9044,565
Canada521:708,56956,910
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
France361:1,845,076161,051
Costa Rica321:149,3772,141
England201:2,785,90397,972
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

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

Pedroza (190) may also be a first name.

Pedroza Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This place name comes from a physical description of the locale, a place of many "piedras," stones.

Pedrosa, Castilian name of Galician origin.

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

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

Pedroza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pedroza (Arabic: بدروزا) is most common in Mexico. It can also appear in the variant forms: Pédroza. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pedroza? popularity and diffusion

Pedroza is the 6,921st most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 89,093 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Pedroza live; 55 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 659,352nd most numerous first name internationally, held by 190 people.

This last name is most widespread in Mexico, where it is borne by 35,421 people, or 1 in 3,504. In Mexico Pedroza is mostly found in: México, where 22 percent are found, Jalisco, where 17 percent are found and Aguascalientes, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Mexico it is found in 52 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Pedroza Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pedroza has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pedroza Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pedroza surname are 42.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.84% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pedroza earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 23.84% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,764 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.94% less than the national average, earning $20,673,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.61% less than the national average, earning $37,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.31% less than the national average, earning $43,072 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pédroza951/
Pedrozza93120/
Pedrouza9344/
Pedrozas935/
Pedrosza932/
Pedrozia931/
Pesdroza931/
Pedrozaz931/
Ppedroza931/
Pedraza86147,702/
Pedrosa8674,922/
Pedrozo8641,436/
Pedreza86142/
Pedroja8660/
Pedroca8655/
Padroza8616/
Podroza867/
Pedroze864/
Pedruza864/
Pedroxa862/
Pedrozi862/
Pidroza861/
Pedrazas801,211/
Pedrazza80425/
Pedrouzo80412/
Pedrocha8085/
Pedrozzo8067/
Pedrozzi8056/
Piedraza8014/
Pedrossa809/
Pedrosas807/
Pedrojas805/
Pedrosoa803/
Peedraza803/
Pedrgosa802/
Pedrousa802/
Peddraza801/
Pedrasza801/
Piedroca801/
Phedraza801/
Pedrosaa801/
Ppedrozo801/
Pedroszo801/
Piedrozzi7512/
D'Pedraza751/
Pedrouzos751/
Pedrossaa751/
Pedroso71120,236/
Podraza713,085/
Pedrasa711,053/
Pedraca71598/
Padrosa71522/
Pedruco71431/
Pedrazo71345/
Pedrajo71222/
Pedreso71153/
Pedrosi71101/
Pedrezo7193/
Podreza7154/
Pedruzo7152/
Pedraci7133/
Pedruzi7132/
Pydreza7130/
Pedraça7128/
Padraza7127/
Pedrazi7116/
Padreza7112/
Pedrasi7111/
Pedrace7111/
Pedrose718/
Pedraso717/
Pedresa717/
Pedrase716/
Pedroco715/
Pidrosa715/
Pedraze713/
Pedroci713/
Pidraza713/
Pidreza712/
Pedrôzo712/
Pedrusa712/
Padrozo712/
Pédrosa712/
Pedrazy711/
Pedruso711/
Pedruze711/
Pedrojo711/
Pedrôso711/
Podrosa711/
Podroża711/
Pédraza711/
Pédrozo711/
Pedruzzi672,200/
Pedrazzi671,825/
Pedracio67186/
Pedrassa67129/
Pedrouso67124/
Pedrazzo6745/
Pedrosso6729/
Pedrosos6715/
Pedruzco6710/
Pedruzze678/
Pedrasso677/
Peedroso673/
Pedrajos673/
Pedrajes672/
Pedrodso672/
Pedrazze672/
Pedrooso672/
Pedrocho672/
Pedroise672/
Pedrajee671/
Podrazza671/
Pedrosoo671/
Pedrezzo671/
Podrazaj671/
Pedracho671/
Pedrasas671/
Peddruzi670/

Pedroza Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pedroza in the Arabic language
بدروزاbdrwza-

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