Petralia Surname

78,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Petralia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petralia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy4,5981:13,3012,149
United States9521:380,73433,628
Argentina2031:210,55917,357
France1091:609,38380,423
Australia611:442,55234,724
Belgium541:212,90127,429
Switzerland501:164,25815,252
Venezuela431:702,42011,917
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Greece231:481,73061,288
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
England121:4,643,172139,951
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

The alternate forms: Pétralia (1) are calculated separately.

Petralia (98) may also be a first name.

Petralia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petralia has its highest incidence in Italy. It can be rendered as: Pétralia. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petralia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 78,442nd most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,170,502 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Petralia reside; 74 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 74 percent reside in Italic Europe. Petralia is also the 956,749th most widely held forename world-wide It is held by 98 people.

The last name Petralia is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is borne by 4,598 people, or 1 in 13,301. In Italy Petralia is most prevalent in: Sicily, where 87 percent live, Lazio, where 3 percent live and Lombardy, where 3 percent live. Other than Italy this last name is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Argentina, where 3 percent live.

Petralia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Petralia surname are 1.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.59% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Petralia earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 17.78% more than the national average, earning €35,369 per year; in United States they earn 19.76% more than the national average, earning $51,676 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.21% more than the national average, earning $50,783 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pétralia961/
Petraglia942,873/
Petrallia9437/
Petralias9426/
Petrali93167/
Peralia9337/
Petrala938/
Petrraglia891/
Pietrala88585/
Petralli88551/
Petrolia88242/
Petralla88227/
Peralias8893/
Petralis8887/
Phetrali8848/
Petralha8839/
Petrelia8826/
Petrzala8823/
Peraglia8815/
Petralay8813/
Petralie8810/
Phetrala888/
Pitralia886/
Patralia882/
Pergalia881/
Petralas881/
Petralai881/
Perala865,437/
Petroulia82226/
Petraglio82146/
Pietralla8299/
Petrolias8249/
Pietrzala8238/
Petrallas8232/
Phetralap8232/
Petroglia8228/
Perraglia8225/
Phetralai824/
Phetralit824/
Petrallis823/
Petráglia821/
Petroli801,709/
Peurala80448/
Patrala80149/
Peratla80143/
Peralla80107/
Potrala8060/
Perhala8056/
Peerala8055/
Petrale8039/
Peraala8031/
Perrala8012/
Peralha8011/
Pearala8010/
Peralas8010/
Pitrala806/
Peralay803/
Peralat803/
Perolia802/
Peralya802/
Peraila801/
Peralaz801/
Peralea801/
Peralga801/
Pereala801/
Piralia801/
Petroulias78519/
Petracelli7816/
Peethralla781/
Peetralyas781/
Petrolli75474/
Patrolia75177/
Petrouli75156/
Petrolio7568/
Peroglia7536/
Piraglia7532/
Petrolis7525/
Peeratla7524/
Pathrala7516/
Perralha7516/
Petrolai7516/
Perhalla7514/
Petrallo7513/
Pothrala7512/
Pierzala759/
Phetralo759/
Perallat757/
Peeralla757/
Peeraala755/
Petralle754/
Perealla754/
Peratlla753/
Peraatla753/
Potralla753/
Peirolia752/
Peroulia752/
Perzhala752/
Petrelio752/
Pirralia752/
Patraala751/
Patralla751/
Pearrala751/
Peeraila751/
Peeralaa751/
Peralait751/
Perralas751/
Perralla751/
Petrrale751/
Petraile751/
Pergalla751/
Pierhala751/
Petrólli751/
Petrólio751/
Patrelia751/
Peralios751/
Petrolit751/
Perallah751/
Pereilia751/
Pirraglia71743/
Peralo71235/
Pirala71234/
Petroulis71224/
Patraulea71116/
Peroulias7122/
Phatralai7122/
Perraglio7121/
Patroulia7119/
Perrallaj715/
Pyrala712/
Pietrałaj712/
Pothralla711/
Patrollia711/
Peeratlla711/
Pietraalo711/
Petroglio711/
Petrolios711/
Pietrzała711/
Peracilla711/
Peratilla711/
Pyotrolia711/
Pietrolli711/
Pestrotli710/
Petrocelli674,824/
Petrolo672,055/
Petrola671,514/
Petroselli67971/
Piratla67679/
Piralla67355/
Petrole67306/
Petrela67299/
Perolio67266/
Pirrala67165/
Pirhala67130/
Pairala67113/
Perallo6738/
Petrosilli6731/
Pietraallo6724/
Pyorala6720/
Piralai6718/
Petroly6714/
Petrelo6711/
Payrala677/
Pergała675/
Pireala674/
Pajrala673/
Peralos673/
Piralha673/
Petrolà673/
Peraloh673/
Pitroli672/
Ppirala671/
Peralgo671/
Pergalo671/
Piraala671/
Petrocilli671/
Petroulios671/
Pietrzelaa671/
Pétrale671/
Peiralo671/
Perolai671/
Peratlo670/

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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 Petralia
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