Petrar Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Petrar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petrar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3441:58,3667,118
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
France81:8,302,840321,660
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Petrar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petrar (Russian: Петрарь) is carried by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 725,073rd most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 18,173,431 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Petrar live; 90 percent live in Eastern Europe and 87 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 344 people, or 1 in 58,366. In Romania Petrar is mostly found in: Cluj County, where 35 percent live, Maramureș County, where 24 percent live and Arad County, where 15 percent live. Aside from Romania Petrar occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent live and New Zealand, where 2 percent live.

Petrar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Petrar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petrar Last Name Statistics demography

Petrar earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 10.65% less than the national average, earning $44,390 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pietrar92111/
Phetrar922/
Petrart921/
Petrare921/
Perar9132/
Pietrzar861/
Perard832,907/
Pergar83428/
Perhar83222/
Patrar8383/
Pierar8352/
Perart8343/
Perrar8315/
Perair8312/
Pherar839/
Perare838/
Petror836/
Potrar831/
Pehrar831/
Peirar830/
Perear830/
Peyrard773,700/
Peraire77505/
Perrard77273/
Perardt77153/
Perzhar7775/
Petrore7734/
Perayre7714/
Perhart7711/
Perahar779/
Perrear777/
Perarth776/
Pesrard774/
Perhard774/
Peirard773/
Pitrgar773/
Pierrar772/
Pergaar772/
Peerhar771/
Peeraar771/
Perhayr771/
Peraurt771/
Petrour771/
Perrhar771/
Pehrare771/
Perraur771/
Peerear771/
Perhair771/
Perahrt770/
Pirar7350/
Peror735/
Perreard71586/
Perhardt7131/
Pietreyr714/
Perahrdt714/
Perraurt713/
Perahard711/
Pathraur711/
Peerzarh711/
Pirard674,095/
Pereir67264/
Pirart67188/
Pereur6768/
Pérard6758/
Peroor6742/
Pirhar6742/
Pyrgar6738/
Pirgar6727/
Pirrar6726/
Pyrhar6721/
Perror6710/
Pyrard679/
Pyrear674/
Piorar673/
Payrar673/
Peeror672/
Pirare672/
Perore672/
Pirair672/
Pairar671/
Pieror671/
Pergor671/
Pherraair671/
Pereyr671/
Perhardth671/
Perour671/
Pisrar671/
Perharova671/
Petrárová671/
Pesror671/
Poyrar670/

Petrar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petrar in the Russian language
Петрарьpetrar-

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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
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petrar
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