Petrarca Surname

109,872nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Petrarca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petrarca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2,0381:30,0085,367
United States1,5991:226,67921,901
Brazil1551:1,381,12546,713
Argentina1361:314,29024,990
Belgium691:166,61822,787
France441:1,509,607143,950
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
England241:2,321,58686,519
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345

Petrarca (50) may also be a first name.

Petrarca Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petrarca occurs most in Italy. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Petrarca click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrarca? popularity and diffusion

The last name Petrarca is the 109,872nd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,721,196 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Petrarca are found; 49 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 49 percent are found in Italic Europe. Petrarca is also the 1,412,538th most frequent forename internationally, held by 50 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Italy, where it is borne by 2,038 people, or 1 in 30,008. In Italy it is mostly concentrated in: Molise, where 31 percent live, Campania, where 27 percent live and Lazio, where 15 percent live. Excluding Italy it occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Petrarca Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Petrarca surname are 19.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.09% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Petrarca earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 27.59% more than the national average, earning €38,314 per year; in United States they earn 6.86% more than the national average, earning $46,108 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.73% more than the national average, earning $52,532 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pietrarca9459/
Petrarcha9415/
Petrarcca941/
Petrarco8827/
Petrarka8822/
Patrarca885/
Pitrarca881/
Petrearce82226/
Petrarchi8280/
Patrearca826/
Pietrarsa824/
Patrairca822/
Pietrarka821/
Petrarcho821/
Petrarkis712/
Petrerka631/
Pétrarque591/
Pereirqa503/

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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 Petrarca
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