Petrariu Surname

199,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,094 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Petrariu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petrariu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2,0551:9,7701,292
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Petrariu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petrariu occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrariu? popularity and diffusion

Petrariu is the 199,442nd most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,480,203 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Petrariu are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 98 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Romania, where it is held by 2,055 people, or 1 in 9,770. In Romania Petrariu is most prevalent in: Neamț County, where 28 percent reside, Suceava County, where 15 percent reside and Botoșani County, where 12 percent reside. Beside Romania it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Petrariu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Petrariu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 86.64% less than the national average, earning €4,012 per year and in Canada they earn 27.86% less than the national average, earning $35,841 CAD per year.

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Petrariu
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