Petras Surname
Approximately 9,354 people bear this surname
Petras Surname User-submission:
The Petras surname means 'stone' in Greek.
Petras Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,584 | 1:140,270 | 14,596 |
| Philippines | 1,343 | 1:75,382 | 13,013 |
| Romania | 1,263 | 1:15,897 | 2,043 |
| Greece | 807 | 1:13,730 | 1,857 |
| Germany | 708 | 1:113,708 | 13,995 |
| Lithuania | 375 | 1:8,092 | 1,422 |
| Canada | 304 | 1:121,203 | 12,728 |
| Czechia | 264 | 1:40,278 | 6,675 |
| Moldova | 259 | 1:13,750 | 2,360 |
| Slovakia | 223 | 1:23,930 | 3,970 |
| Austria | 182 | 1:46,788 | 7,470 |
| Russia | 137 | 1:1,051,993 | 79,925 |
| Croatia | 126 | 1:33,560 | 6,888 |
| France | 120 | 1:553,523 | 75,172 |
| Ukraine | 88 | 1:517,303 | 58,849 |
| Australia | 88 | 1:306,769 | 26,711 |
| Spain | 65 | 1:719,262 | 31,067 |
| Poland | 52 | 1:730,937 | 60,459 |
| England | 42 | 1:1,326,620 | 59,571 |
| French Polynesia | 31 | 1:9,058 | 1,949 |
| Belarus | 29 | 1:327,623 | 35,686 |
| Argentina | 27 | 1:1,583,089 | 86,049 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Hungary | 15 | 1:654,418 | 37,235 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Slovenia | 9 | 1:276,408 | 16,807 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Jordan | 4 | 1:2,210,609 | 20,372 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Petraš (1,039), Petrás (902), Petraş (151), Petraș (75), Petraś (5), Pétras (2), Petráš (2,531), Pétrás (4) & Petráś (1) are calculated separately.
Petras (29,617) may also be a first name.
Petras Surname Meaning
Petras Demographics
Average Male Petras Height
176.58 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Petras Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petras Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Petras (Arabic: بتراس, Marathi: पेतरस, Russian: Петрас) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Petraš, Petrás, Petraş, Petraș, Petraś, Pétras, Petráš, Pétrás or Petráś. For other possible spellings of Petras click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petras? popularity and diffusion
The surname Petras is the 54,390th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 779,083 people. Petras occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Petras live; 31 percent live in North America and 31 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 28,161st most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 29,617 people.
This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 2,584 people, or 1 in 140,270. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 12 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent reside and New York, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 64 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 14 percent reside and Romania, where 14 percent reside.
Petras Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Petras has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Petras surname increased 32,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Petras Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Petras last name is chiefly Catholic (60%) in Russia, Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon and Christian (47%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Petras last name are 4.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.08% being registered with the party.
The amount Petras earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 154.5% more than the national average, earning S/. 49,334 per year; in United States they earn 1.69% more than the national average, earning $43,877 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1% more than the national average, earning $50,182 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Petras Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Petras in the Marathi language | ||
| पेतरस | petarasa | 55.71 |
| पेास | peasa | 29.29 |
| पेमस | pemasa | 4.29 |
| पेमास | pemasa | 2.86 |
| पेञस | penasa | 2.14 |
| पेषस | pesasa | 1.43 |
| पेतरास | petarasa | 0.71 |
| पेगस | pegasa | 0.71 |
| पेयस | peyasa | 0.71 |
| पेटरास | petarasa | 0.71 |
| पेटरस | petarasa | 0.71 |
| Petras in the Russian language | ||
| Петрас | petras | - |
| Petras in the Arabic language | ||
| بتراس | btras | - |
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