Petrauskas Surname

45,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Petrauskas Surname Definition:

(Lithuanian) Descendant of little Petras (rock).

Petrauskas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania9,8461:3083
United States4551:796,61361,475
Russia3581:402,57838,847
Brazil1121:1,911,37861,207
England881:633,16037,224
Canada711:518,95243,932
Norway521:98,89013,481
Ukraine521:875,43685,376
Latvia371:55,4078,324
Ireland311:151,9016,891
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
France111:6,038,429280,838
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

Petrauskas (13) may also be a first name.

Petrauskas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Lithuanian) Descendant of little Petras (rock).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Petrauskas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petrauskas (Russian: Петраускас) occurs in Lithuania more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrauskas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 45,916th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 645,430 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Petrauskas are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in Baltic Europe. Petrauskas is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 13 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Lithuania, where it is borne by 9,846 people, or 1 in 308. In Lithuania it is primarily concentrated in: Kaunas County, where 23 percent reside, Klaipėda County, where 17 percent reside and Vilnius County, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Lithuania this surname occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Russia, where 3 percent reside.

Petrauskas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (64%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Petrauskas last name are 7.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.44% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Petrauskas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.84% less than the national average, earning 232,413 kr per year; in United States they earn 19.16% more than the national average, earning $51,417 USD per year and in Canada they earn 74.2% more than the national average, earning $86,549 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Petrauskas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petrauskas in the Russian language
Петраускасpetrauskas-

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