Petiu Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Petiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania401:501,94738,412
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827

Petiu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petiu is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petiu? popularity and diffusion

Petiu is the 2,876,555th most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Petiu reside; 87 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 87 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Romania, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 501,947. In Romania it is primarily found in: Constanța County, where 88 percent are found, Ialomița County, where 10 percent are found and Timiș County, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Romania Petiu is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Petiu Last Name Statistics demography

Petiu earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.84% more than the national average, earning $57,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petius9127/
Petieu914/
Petiuh911/
Petieau8328/
Pettius8324/
Peytieu833/
Petioju833/
Phetihu833/
Pethieu832/
Peutieu831/
Phetjiu831/
Phetiou831/
Pestius831/
Peatius830/
Patiu80654/
Pitiu80101/
Pîtiu8036/
Petyu807/
Petju805/
Potiu801/
Peythieu77265/
Pfestius770/
Peteau73182/
Pitoiu73162/
Paștiu7368/
Petyus7344/
Petjui7327/
Patiju7314/
Patihu7314/
Petoyu739/
Peteyu737/
Petéus737/
Petoju735/
Pittiu735/
Phetju735/
Phetyu735/
Petyuh733/
Pattiu732/
Pitieu732/
Patieu732/
Petyou732/
Petjud732/
Pietyu731/
Patoiu731/
Petjuy731/
Pethyu731/
Peteou731/
Pithiu731/
Piteiu731/
Potiju731/
Pitius731/
Pittius67103/
Poștoiu6752/
Pietjou6748/
Pistoiu6742/
Piștoiu6732/
Piştoiu6732/
Pheteau6710/
Pattieu676/
Phetjui674/
Potaiyu674/
Pythius673/
Pettoju673/
Phetjuy672/
Peteyou672/
Pittiou672/
Phethyu671/
Pitiuch671/
Pothiju671/
Pithiou671/
Pituțiu671/
Pétieau671/
Phetyou671/
Phetjud671/

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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 Petiu
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