Petras Surname

54,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Petras Surname User-submission:

The Petras surname means 'stone' in Greek.

Petras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5841:140,27014,596
Philippines1,3431:75,38213,013
Romania1,2631:15,8972,043
Greece8071:13,7301,857
Germany7081:113,70813,995
Lithuania3751:8,0921,422
Canada3041:121,20312,728
Czechia2641:40,2786,675
Moldova2591:13,7502,360
Slovakia2231:23,9303,970
Austria1821:46,7887,470
Russia1371:1,051,99379,925
Croatia1261:33,5606,888
France1201:553,52375,172
Ukraine881:517,30358,849
Australia881:306,76926,711
Spain651:719,26231,067
Poland521:730,93760,459
England421:1,326,62059,571
French Polynesia311:9,0581,949
Belarus291:327,62335,686
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
India131:59,005,029552,550
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Slovenia91:276,40816,807
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Jordan41:2,210,60920,372
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Wales41:773,63329,106
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

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

User-submitted Reference

The Petras surname means 'stone' in Greek.

- andrewpetras

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petraš941,039/
Petrás94902/
Petraş94151/
Petraș9475/
Petraś945/
Pétras942/
Pietras9213,695/
Petrash925,557/
Petrass92227/
Petrasz92109/
Petreas92106/
Petrasc9269/
Petraus9229/
Pethras9216/
Peitras9211/
Petrahs924/
Peetras921/
Petrase921/
Petrais921/
Petra916,117/
Peras914,659/
Petráš892,531/
Pétrás894/
Petráś891/
Pietrasz861,479/
Petrasch861,295/
Pietrass8660/
Petraits8643/
Petrasse8633/
Petrauts8612/
Pietraus862/
Pettraus861/
Pietreas861/
Petros8339,462/
Petrea8313,127/
Patras8310,484/
Perras834,844/
Pietra832,562/
Phetra831,982/
Petrat831,471/
Peyras83699/
Pieras83469/
Petrač83465/
Petray83439/
Pitras83373/
Petrac83250/
Perais83241/
Petrau83224/
Petraz83174/
Petraj83171/
Peraus83144/
Pergas8364/
Petrai8360/
Petroa8350/
Potras8338/
Perash8330/
Pestra8323/
Pereas8320/
Perasz8314/
Petrah8311/
Peiras837/
Pheras837/
Petrľa836/
Petraž835/
Pethra835/
Peitra832/
Pettra832/
Petrać832/
Perase832/
Peeras831/
Perzas831/
Perats831/
Petraß831/
Petraň831/
Pearas831/
Perast831/
Perhas831/
Petraa831/
Petrad831/
Peraas831/
Perass831/
Peatra830/
Petrha830/
Pera8025,223/
Petrausch80543/
Petrasová80378/
Petrasova80213/
Pietrasch80103/
Petrashch802/
Peatreast801/
Petratsch801/
Poitras7710,963/
Peirast773,349/
Phetrat772,926/
Petrose772,009/
Phetros771,449/
Petreus771,144/
Pietraś77970/
Patrash77600/
Petross77534/
Peirats77356/
Pestrea77279/
Petraud77258/
Petreau77256/
Petrous77240/
Patraus77201/
Petrach77150/
Perrais77106/
Petrosh7796/
Pitrasz7782/
Pearase7776/
Pietraß7754/
Perreas7752/
Pietros7746/
Pietraz7742/
Peetros7740/
Patrass7728/
Petraha7725/
Petrait7723/
Petrace7721/
Peatros7719/
Pergass7717/
Pestros7716/
Piotras7714/
Pierras7710/
Pathras779/
Petráss779/
Perhase778/
Perrass778/
Potrais777/
Perasse777/
Peytrau777/
Pergash776/
Pitrass776/
Peuraus776/
Peyrats776/
Potrash775/
Paitras775/
Pietraš775/
Patraas775/
Phietra775/
Pytrash775/
Petrazh774/
Peutros774/
Patrais774/
Pietrza774/
Pergaus774/
Pergaas774/
Peatrat774/
Phettra774/
Petraut773/
Petreac772/
Pearash772/
Petrost772/
Petriea772/
Pattras772/
Petraux772/
Petroos772/
Pittras772/
Pethrat772/
Piethra772/
Pothras771/
Petreys771/
Pottras771/
Peitros771/
Poytras771/
Pethros771/
Perausd771/
Perhash771/
Pettros771/
Patrajs771/
Pgetraj771/
Petrahe771/
Pietraj771/
Pheiras771/
Pestray771/
Pitraus771/
Petro's771/
Phetrai771/
Pheatra771/
Petrray770/
Peatrap770/
Pitrash770/
Patrays770/
Potrass770/
Puitras770/
Pereass770/
Petrashova75903/
Petraszová756/
Petrausová753/
Petreasová751/
Petro73178,557/
Perea73124,346/
Piras7339,791/
Pitra7320,390/
Perra737,325/
Peera737,158/
Piera735,581/
Peros732,771/
Petró732,721/
Phera732,002/
Perai731,802/
Peura731,624/
Perat73728/
Peraz73719/
Peraj73650/
Peyra73631/
Perga73483/
Pytra73461/
Perau73456/
Peira73427/
Peray73332/
Peara73305/
Perać73237/
Perza73209/
Peroa73120/
Perah73116/
Perța73106/
Pyras73102/
Perha7396/
Peraš7356/
Perač7353/
Petrò7351/
Pătra7338/
Peraa7320/
Pítra7314/
Ppera7312/
Perad739/
Perap736/
Pehra735/
Perșa734/
Hpera734/
Pesra733/
Peréa732/
Perađ732/
Perax731/
Bpera731/
Peraí731/
Petrà731/
Petrá731/
Petrã731/
Perós731/
Perûa731/
Péras731/
Pêras731/
Pjtra731/
Petrache7110,377/
Peatross71656/
Petrault71514/
Perahash71421/
Petroaia71227/
Pettross7182/
Pietrois7166/
Pitrasch7145/
Petrahai7138/
Phetrrat7132/
Poitrast7128/
Pietrosz7126/
Pietrosh7121/
Petrosch7116/
Peytraud7113/
Petrosse718/
Peyrasse717/
Pergaush715/
Poitrais714/
Phatrahs714/
Petraschová713/
Petrouse713/
Pietrzau713/
Perrasse713/
Pietrzah712/
Poistras712/
Petroush712/
Peiraish712/
Perrasch712/
Phetrach712/
Poiteras711/
Pheathra711/
Pestross711/
Petraicz711/
Pietrzha711/
Piotrash711/
Petrahce711/
Petraitė711/
Petrouss711/
Pierasch711/
Peetroos711/
Pheatrat711/
Pedtross710/
Paytrass710/
Peattray710/
Pehtross710/
Peatrose710/
Poytrass710/
Petrou6715,658/
Perach673,805/
Peyrat673,421/
Pietro673,359/
Petrey672,551/
Perros671,273/
Petrosova671,223/
Poitra671,026/
Peraud67983/
Petroi67871/
Pereus67794/
Pherai67707/
Pitros67662/
Potros67651/
Patros67493/
Peirai67458/
Pierra67453/
Peraić67427/
Pierau67422/
Pieros67421/
Petráň67419/
Petrei67390/
Petroz67294/
Petrot67236/
Pereap67227/
Pitrat67214/
Paitra67214/
Petrašová67209/
Perois67199/
Pitrau67199/
Perhaj67196/
Peratt67195/
Petroc67192/
Petroš67192/
Peraux67176/
Petrod67145/
Peratz67144/
Patraş67141/
Peirah67141/
Perrea67128/
Petroy67122/
Pioras67122/
Perrad67120/
Perțea67118/
Pyrgas67112/
Perosh67111/
Petrásová67111/
Pitrah67103/
Peerat67102/
Perrat6793/
Perhay6793/
Petrop6791/
Peirat6789/
Perray6781/
Peyrau6778/
Perrau6775/
Peradh6775/
Puiras6771/
Peraut6765/
Petrousse6761/
Paytra6761/
Pirzas6760/
Petróc6760/
Peroys6759/
Pherah6758/
Potraz6756/
Phetrahap6753/
Pyrasz6751/
Peraiz6750/
Pheara6749/
Peirau6745/
Patraś6744/
Petroj6743/
Piotrasch6743/
Perrah6739/
Perzha6736/
Pătraş6735/
Perhač6735/
Peerai6734/
Perose6733/
Petroh6731/
Pearaj6731/
Pierza6730/
Perait6730/
Pittra6728/
Petreault6727/
Perhai6727/
Petraiche6727/
Pheera6726/
Payras6726/
Perroa6723/
Petroo6722/
Pergay6721/
Pettro6721/
Peiros6720/
Pestro6720/
Poiras6718/
Pieraz6718/
Patraš6717/
Periea6716/
Pytera6716/
Pärast6715/
Pereis6714/
Peyros6713/
Pieray6712/
Petrousch6712/
Patraz6711/
Pirase6711/
Perraz6711/
Pereaz6710/
Perace6710/
Pairas679/
Peeray679/
Pyrhas679/
Pehrat678/
Pyrats678/
Peerza678/
Peroha677/
Peeraa677/
Pithra677/
Pergau677/
Pietrosch677/
Peraha677/
Pherat677/
Phitra677/
Petrašova677/
Poyras676/
Pergos676/
Pajtra676/
Petráč676/
Petráž676/
Perrai676/
Perrap676/
Pearat676/
Peerga675/
Pirhas675/
Pyrzas675/
Pearai675/
Pajras675/
Perazz674/
Peitro674/
Pearay674/
Peraid674/
Petraňová674/
Pieyra674/
Phetrahat674/
Pystra674/
Petrox673/
Perausová673/
Pheros673/
Pesrai673/
Peraht673/
Peyrad673/
Petražová673/
Perahu673/
Pirast673/
Peerad673/
Perhaz673/
Peread672/
Perzaz672/
Pesrea672/
Pytros672/
Perraj672/
Pergai672/
Perhap672/
Pirras672/
Pitray672/
Peirra672/
Pitraš672/
Petreu672/
Petrajová672/
Pieraj672/
Pedtro672/
Pearza672/
Peerra672/
Pierah672/
Peradt672/
Perous671/
Pearaz671/
Peehra671/
Peetro671/
Peiroa671/
Prehas671/
Peraad671/
Perots671/
Perzea671/
Pheraa671/
Pheraz671/
Pierea671/
Pitrai671/
Pitrea671/
Pitroa671/
Phiras671/
Pireas671/
Peirea671/
Pétros671/
Hperaj671/
Peyrás671/
Peytereau671/
Peytreaux671/
Pethro671/
Petracowa671/
Petratche671/
Petraňova671/
Petroï671/
Petrášova671/
Petrãd671/
Pheray671/
Peiray671/
Peeraz671/
Peerea671/
Peraph671/
Perșea671/
Pestrá671/
Perhad671/
Pitrad671/
Piraus671/
Pătraș671/
Pérais671/
Pétrau671/
Bpeera671/
Peraič671/
Pierai671/
Pherha671/
Pheatrach671/
Pereys671/
Perahy671/
Peirad671/
Pearga671/
Peross670/
Pearra670/
Peatro670/
Perhau670/
Pearea670/

Petras Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petras in the Marathi language
पेतरसpetarasa55.71
पेासpeasa29.29
पेमसpemasa4.29
पेमासpemasa2.86
पेञसpenasa2.14
पेषसpesasa1.43
पेतरासpetarasa0.71
पेगसpegasa0.71
पेयसpeyasa0.71
पेटरासpetarasa0.71
पेटरसpetarasa0.71
Petras in the Russian language
Петрасpetras-
Petras in the Arabic language
بتراسbtras-

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