Petraitis Surname

89,295th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Petraitis Surname Definition:

(Lithuanian) The son of Petras (rock).

Petraitis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania4,2561:71352
United States8251:439,34437,782
Australia501:539,91440,287
Estonia501:26,4364,834
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
England211:2,653,24194,788
Norway151:342,81932,589
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Latvia111:186,36821,302
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Petraitis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Lithuanian) The son of Petras (rock).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Petraitis Last Name Facts

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

Petraitis (Georgian: პეტრაიტის) occurs more in Lithuania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petraitis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 89,295th most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,356,075 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Petraitis live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The surname Petraitis is most frequently used in Lithuania, where it is borne by 4,256 people, or 1 in 713. In Lithuania it is most prevalent in: Kaunas County, where 27 percent live, Šiauliai County, where 17 percent live and Klaipėda County, where 14 percent live. Besides Lithuania this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Petraitis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Petraitis surname are 7.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.45% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Petraitis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.8% less than the national average, earning 201,420 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.67% more than the national average, earning $51,203 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.74% more than the national average, earning $55,514 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Petraitis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petraitis in the Georgian language
პეტრაიტისpetraitis-

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