Petraru Surname

150,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Petraru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petraru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2,6661:7,531986
Israel761:112,60012,624
Moldova671:53,1557,609
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Ukraine251:1,820,908133,658
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
France131:5,109,440259,941
Austria91:946,15970,786
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Petraru Last Name Facts

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

Petraru (Russian: Петрару) is more commonly found in Romania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petraru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Petraru is the 150,479th most frequently held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,486,368 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Petraru live; 94 percent live in Eastern Europe and 93 percent live in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Romania, where it is borne by 2,666 people, or 1 in 7,531. In Romania Petraru is most prevalent in: Iași County, where 17 percent are found, Neamț County, where 12 percent are found and Suceava County, where 11 percent are found. Barring Romania this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 3 percent are found and Moldova, where 2 percent are found.

Petraru Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Petraru last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Petraru earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.51% more than the national average, earning $59,767 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pietraru93658/
Peraru9236/
Perairu861/
Perharu861/
Patraru861/
Perzharu8046/
Pirgaru71196/
Pyrharu7188/
Pîrgaru7127/
Perooru7115/
Pyrgaru714/
Patreru713/
Pereiru713/
Pirarru713/
Perroru711/
Peratru711/
Perorut711/
Pirzaru711/
Pirarut711/
Pitrorus6712/
Pergourou63841/
Pereiraus631/
Piraroo578/
Pereiró574/

Petraru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petraru in the Russian language
Петраруpetraru-

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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 Petraru
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