Peterov Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Peterov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peterov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Peterov Last Name Facts

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

Peterov (Russian: Петеров) is found most in Russia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peterov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. Peterov is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Peterov reside; 65 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 55 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Peterov is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 7,585,424. In Russia Peterov is most numerous in: Moscow, where 37 percent are found, Altai Krai, where 26 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Russia this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 13 percent are found and Czechia, where 10 percent are found.

Peterov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Peterov last name is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States Peterov are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Communist Party Party than the national average, with 40% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Peterov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peterov in the Russian language
Петеровpeterov-

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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
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  • 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 Peterov
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