Petranova Surname

621,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Petranova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petranova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2251:640,54755,698
Bulgaria2081:33,5522,591
Ukraine381:1,197,966104,401
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
England21:27,859,030389,889
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Petranová (157) & Petránová (148) are calculated separately.

Petranova Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petranova (Russian: Петранова) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Petranová or Petránová. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petranova? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 621,618th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 14,752,117 people. The last name Petranova occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Petranova reside; 43 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 42 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 640,547. In Russia Petranova is most frequent in: Irkutsk Oblast, where 73 percent reside, Leningrad Oblast, where 9 percent reside and Moscow, where 6 percent reside. Besides Russia Petranova occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 42 percent reside and Ukraine, where 8 percent reside.

Petranova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Petranova surname is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Petranova last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Petranova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petranova in the Russian language
Петрановаpetranova-

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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 Petranova
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