Peteanu Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Peteanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peteanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania341:590,52642,844
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Peteanu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peteanu occurs most in Romania. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peteanu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,530,696th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Peteanu reside; 59 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 59 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

It is most commonly held in Romania, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 590,526. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Constanța County, where 79 percent live, Suceava County, where 12 percent live and Bucharest Municipality, where 3 percent live. Not including Romania this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Peteanu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Peteanu surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

Peteanu earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 118.51% more than the national average, earning $94,286 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Peteanu
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