Petcu Surname

21,659th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Petcu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petcu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania23,3511:860113
Moldova1,1471:3,105430
United States1681:2,157,494136,287
England671:831,61344,286
Canada651:566,85547,218
Belgium581:198,21826,032
Italy531:1,153,90073,671
Austria341:250,45429,541
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
France171:3,907,219231,005
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Greece71:1,582,82788,377
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

Petcu (10) may also be a first name.

Petcu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petcu occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petcu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Petcu is the 21,659th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 289,994 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Petcu live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name in the world, borne by 10 people.

Petcu is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 23,351 people, or 1 in 860. In Romania it is primarily found in: Bucharest Municipality, where 15 percent are found, Prahova County, where 8 percent are found and Constanța County, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Romania Petcu exists in 42 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Petcu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Petcu surname are 0.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.05% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Petcu earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.95% more than the national average, earning $48,305 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.03% less than the national average, earning $47,185 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petchu91135/
Petcut91101/
Petcou9126/
Petcuț914/
Pecu8913/
Petchou83112/
Phetchu8397/
Petcheu834/
Petchju832/
Petchui832/
Petchus831/
Petchsu831/
Pethchu831/
Pecku80935/
Petku80638/
Peicu80380/
Pecou80245/
Pechu80156/
Pescu8059/
Pecus8052/
Pecuh8041/
Petsu8041/
Pecuš8037/
Pecau8018/
Pecut8014/
Peccu809/
Peceu807/
Petju805/
Peacu801/
Pegcu801/
Petzu801/
Petxu801/
Petchouy7750/
Petchaut7713/
Phetchui778/
Phetchuy776/
Phetchut775/
Pettcheu771/
Petchaud771/
Petkau731,002/
Pecuch73537/
Pecceu73277/
Pescud73236/
Petsut73233/
Petsou73179/
Petkou73176/
Peiciu73174/
Petkeu73163/
Pecoud73154/
Pecaud73126/
Pechau73103/
Peckeu7399/
Pecheu7388/
Peckus7383/
Peechu7379/
Pitchu7345/
Petzeu7345/
Pechou7339/
Peczuh7336/
Petshu7332/
Pecoup7328/
Pecush7327/
Petjui7327/
Peetsu7324/
Petsud7322/
Pecoux738/
Phetsu736/
Phetju735/
Peicuț734/
Pechhu732/
Peitzu732/
Peicut732/
Peczeu731/
Peichu731/
Pitcus731/
Pecaux731/
Petsuh731/
Peychu731/
Petseu731/
Phechu731/
Peachu731/
Pecius731/
Pescut731/
Pytchu731/
Petkut731/
Petjuy731/
Pedchu731/
Pecaup731/
Petschuch7110/
Phetchouy714/
Picu671,632/
Pesu671,111/
Peku67912/
Pitchou67643/
Pezu67601/
Petchoo67427/
Phetsut67413/
Peccoud67362/
Peju67340/
Peccoux67170/
Peccaud6780/
Petkutė6779/
Pettkus6774/
Petsuch6742/
Peciuch6727/
Pecqueu6724/
Phetsud6717/
Pitcheu6712/
Peicaud6711/
Phetshu6710/
Peychou678/
Pexu677/
Petsuth676/
Peicuch675/
Pechjuy675/
Peckous674/
Phetjui674/
Peckhus673/
Pecqeux672/
Petdjeu672/
Petkuha672/
Phetjuy672/
Phetsup672/
Peckeux671/
Peicheu671/
Peţu671/
Petkoup671/
Pechuih671/
Peicius671/
Peitsou671/
Pitchui671/
Pitchut671/
Pîcu671/
Pescuit671/
Phetkut671/
Pethsud671/
Pethsut671/
Peckuid670/

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