Petr Surname

87,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Petr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia4,0741:2,610186
United States6051:599,10648,792
Austria2071:41,1376,605
Russia881:1,637,762109,009
Pakistan721:2,481,16521,781
Germany641:1,257,89880,532
Canada441:837,40065,151
Croatia311:136,40719,258
Iran261:2,953,17490,148
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
France231:2,887,944200,772
Ukraine221:2,069,213143,711
England221:2,532,63991,802
Slovakia211:254,11739,106
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Israel141:611,26042,949
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Kyrgyzstan101:597,26542,601
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Maldives11:404,1727,269
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Petr (1,115,130) may also be a first name.

Petr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petr (Georgian: პეტრ, Russian: Петр) occurs in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Petr.

How Common Is The Last Name Petr? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 87,086th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,318,297 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Petr live; 76 percent live in Eastern Europe and 74 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 763rd most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 1,115,130 people.

The last name Petr is most commonly used in Czechia, where it is held by 4,074 people, or 1 in 2,610. In Czechia Petr is mostly concentrated in: Prague, where 13 percent reside, Moravian-Silesian Region, where 11 percent reside and Hradec Králové Region, where 11 percent reside. Barring Czechia Petr exists in 59 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Austria, where 4 percent reside.

Petr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Orthodox (38%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Petr last name are 26.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.68% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Petr earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.7% more than the national average, earning $49,060 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.93% more than the national average, earning $50,644 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pietr8988/
Pestr8952/
Poetr8938/
Petrr893/
Peetr893/
Petrì892/
Petrt891/
Petrz891/
Phetr891/
Per866,598/
Peiter802,031/
Peeter80465/
Peyter8036/
Peater8030/
Pietrz8014/
Phetrt802/
Phetrr801/
Peer7525,496/
Pere7522,673/
Perz756,259/
Pier755,150/
Pear753,117/
Pert752,673/
Patr751,529/
Perr75676/
Pher75420/
Pehr75404/
Peir75333/
Pitr75250/
Perh75123/
Peur75120/
Pítr7578/
Peyr7568/
Peřt7518/
Perd7516/
Pesr7514/
Pytr756/
Perp756/
Perț755/
Pýtr755/
Potr754/
Pejr753/
Pper752/
Perì751/
Pjtr751/
Bper751/
Pfer750/
Petrova73547,957/
Petrová735,022/
Petrowa73159/
Peither7361/
Peetter7317/
Pfeiter734/
Peather732/
Peteher732/
Peatter731/
Peitter731/
Peart6717,327/
Peyre677,254/
Pe'er673,079/
Perre672,049/
Piotr671,316/
Pierz671,035/
Peard671,010/
Peare67882/
Peere67667/
Peire67664/
Pyter67561/
Pyotr67175/
Phear6791/
Pierr6782/
Phatr6779/
Pittr6778/
Perhe6771/
Potrz6751/
Pferr6749/
Pfehr6744/
Pearr6738/
Phere6735/
Perțe6735/
Peerz6729/
Patrì6727/
Pferd6724/
Pathr6724/
Pheer6724/
Perzh6721/
Pearz6721/
Perrz6719/
Perrt6717/
Perhs6717/
Pottr6714/
Pehre6713/
Pattr6710/
Paitr6710/
Petrrova677/
Pfier677/
Piehr677/
Pýter677/
Pettrova676/
Phier676/
Petrowna675/
Pertt675/
Peetrova674/
Paatr674/
Perzz674/
Pheir673/
Pejrr673/
Høper673/
Perșe673/
Peerr672/
Peert671/
Pheur671/
Pearh671/
Pearp671/
Peirt671/
Pythr671/
Perrd671/
Pfeir671/
Pierh671/
Pitrz671/
Hpper671/
Vpeer671/
Patrr671/
Peird671/
Pesrp671/
Pistr671/
Pitrû671/
Pheather671/
Phitr671/
Peesr671/
Pehyr671/
Patrh671/
Pfert670/
Pherp670/
Pherd670/
Hpear670/

Petr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petr in the Georgian language
პეტრpetr-
Petr in the Russian language
Петрpetr-

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