Petrascu Surname
Approximately 1,171 people bear this surname
Petrascu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 725 | 1:27,694 | 3,539 |
| Moldova | 358 | 1:9,948 | 1,699 |
| Greece | 21 | 1:527,609 | 66,013 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Petrașcu (154) & Petraşcu (93) are calculated separately.
Petrascu Demographics
Average Petrascu Salary in
United States
$59,583 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Petrascu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petrascu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Petrascu is carried by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Petrașcu or Petraşcu. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Petrascu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 319,360th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 6,223,353 people. Petrascu occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Petrascu are found; 93 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 92 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
The surname is most widespread in Romania, where it is borne by 725 people, or 1 in 27,694. In Romania Petrascu is primarily concentrated in: Alba County, where 45 percent live, Brașov County, where 19 percent live and Timiș County, where 14 percent live. Outside of Romania Petrascu is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 31 percent live and Greece, where 2 percent live.
Petrascu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Petrascu are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.
The amount Petrascu earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 38.09% more than the national average, earning $59,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.57% more than the national average, earning $58,907 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petrașcu | 96 | 154 | / |
| Petraşcu | 96 | 93 | / |
| Pătrascu | 88 | 79 | / |
| Phetrasu | 88 | 7 | / |
| Petrasku | 88 | 7 | / |
| Petracou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Petreacu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Phetrasut | 82 | 263 | / |
| Petrashku | 82 | 61 | / |
| Petrosu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Petraju | 80 | 1 | / |
| Petrauskus | 78 | 3 | / |
| Pătraşcu | 75 | 2,063 | / |
| Pătrașcu | 75 | 1,790 | / |
| Petrakou | 75 | 408 | / |
| Pietrosu | 75 | 76 | / |
| Petrosus | 75 | 10 | / |
| Peetraju | 75 | 3 | / |
| Petraskó | 75 | 1 | / |
| Petrašku | 75 | 1 | / |
| Peyracaud | 71 | 19 | / |
| Petrosuis | 71 | 10 | / |
| Petrakaus | 71 | 6 | / |
| Peraku | 71 | 5 | / |
| Piracu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pietraskó | 71 | 1 | / |
| Petroskui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Petrakhaus | 67 | 9 | / |
| Petrokhaus | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pergaku | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phetrakhup | 67 | 4 | / |
| Petroju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piracui | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Petrascu
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