Petracca Surname

182,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Petracca Surname User-submission:

The Petracca surname means 'Peter's rock'. In the Catholic faith, Peter established God's church on a rock.

Petracca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy8121:75,31613,251
United States6581:550,84945,535
Argentina5231:81,7276,921
Australia801:337,44628,659
Canada741:497,91342,460
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
France331:2,012,810168,616
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
England101:5,571,806158,774
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Petracca Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Petracca surname means 'Peter's rock'. In the Catholic faith, Peter established God's church on a rock.

- lpet1204

Petracca Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petracca occurs most in Italy. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petracca? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 182,673rd most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,133,081 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Petracca are found; 35 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 35 percent are found in Italic Europe.

The surname Petracca is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is held by 812 people, or 1 in 75,316. In Italy Petracca is most prevalent in: Apulia, where 34 percent are found, Lazio, where 13 percent are found and Sicily, where 9 percent are found. Other than Italy this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Argentina, where 22 percent are found.

Petracca Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Petracca has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Petracca Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Petracca surname are 15.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Petracca earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 6.95% more than the national average, earning €32,116 per year; in United States they earn 34.44% more than the national average, earning $58,010 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.34% more than the national average, earning $62,768 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petraccia94156/
Peracca93583/
Petraca9361/
Petracci881,340/
Petracco88889/
Petrocca88414/
Petrasca88221/
Petreaca88156/
Petracaj889/
Petrașca885/
Perracca884/
Petracas881/
Petracea881/
Petraşca881/
Peraca86359/
Petracchi821,217/
Petroccia82184/
Pietracci82128/
Petraccho822/
Petracajj821/
Petrakcia821/
Petraccio821/
Petreasca821/
Perraccaz821/
Peraica80129/
Petraco8087/
Peuraca8033/
Petrace8021/
Petraka8011/
Perraca804/
Petroca803/
Pieraca803/
Perhaca801/
Peracco801/
Perocca801/
Petraschka78111/
Pietrzacka7826/
Petrauscas785/
Petrauckas781/
Petrache7510,377/
Petrachi752,667/
Petrocco751,029/
Petraška75344/
Petrocci75215/
Petrasco75196/
Petreacă7562/
Pietraka7555/
Petrakas7546/
Petraksa757/
Pieracka754/
Petracke753/
Perracas753/
Petracos753/
Petrazza753/
Petrosca752/
Petracih751/
Petracou751/
Petrahce751/
Petrakka751/
Petrașco751/
Petroșca751/
Peiracoa751/
Piraccat751/
Pieraica751/
Petreaka750/
Perachka750/
Petrocchi712,375/
Peraka711,151/
Piraca71419/
Phetraksa71203/
Petrauska7171/
Petrachii7133/
Petraiche7127/
Phetrakat7126/
Pietracki7124/
Petroccio7122/
Peyracaud7119/
Peroca7118/
Pietrocci7115/
Petrackis7113/
Petrakkas7113/
Peraco7111/
Petrakaus716/
Pietrzaka715/
Pietrocco712/
Petraukas712/
Petrachko712/
Petrocche711/
Pierzacka711/
Piracat675,687/
Petraki673,254/
Perocco67434/
Pirocca6780/
Petroka6776/
Piracoa6775/
Petraschke6759/
Petrake6740/
Perasco6737/
Phetrakhat6734/
Pieraco6732/
Petraky6726/
Perroca6716/
Perakai6716/
Petrakhaus679/
Petraschko678/
Pearaka677/
Petraqi677/
Pheraco675/
Petroco674/
Peeraka674/
Pereica672/
Perakka672/
Peraico672/
Perazco672/
Piracay671/
Perakap671/
Perraka671/
Petrroccio671/
Petrako671/
Pirraca671/
Peuraka671/
Petroce671/
Pietraczko671/
Pieraka671/
Pirgaca671/
Piracas671/
Piracka671/
Peiraco671/

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