Petre Surname
Approximately 49,906 people bear this surname
Petre Surname Definition:
A Middle English and French form of Peter, q.v.
Petre Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 41,488 | 1:484 | 48 |
| United States | 2,000 | 1:181,229 | 18,102 |
| Spain | 1,280 | 1:36,525 | 3,619 |
| France | 1,084 | 1:61,276 | 8,320 |
| Belgium | 1,073 | 1:10,714 | 1,550 |
| England | 540 | 1:103,182 | 10,844 |
| Hungary | 435 | 1:22,566 | 2,514 |
| Australia | 263 | 1:102,645 | 11,557 |
| Canada | 209 | 1:176,295 | 17,615 |
| Argentina | 202 | 1:211,601 | 17,444 |
| Slovenia | 107 | 1:23,249 | 5,058 |
| Uruguay | 103 | 1:33,318 | 3,835 |
| Albania | 103 | 1:28,292 | 4,482 |
| Venezuela | 82 | 1:368,342 | 7,849 |
| Italy | 76 | 1:804,693 | 63,729 |
| Sweden | 73 | 1:134,887 | 9,541 |
| Germany | 71 | 1:1,133,880 | 74,985 |
| Philippines | 66 | 1:1,533,912 | 105,821 |
| Brazil | 55 | 1:3,892,261 | 106,836 |
| New Zealand | 50 | 1:90,566 | 12,574 |
| Greece | 41 | 1:270,239 | 40,426 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Benin | 28 | 1:369,129 | 27,947 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| New Caledonia | 26 | 1:10,624 | 2,723 |
| Mexico | 26 | 1:4,774,085 | 28,474 |
| Slovakia | 24 | 1:222,352 | 35,659 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Latvia | 18 | 1:113,891 | 16,101 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Moldova | 15 | 1:237,425 | 21,121 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| Burkina Faso | 10 | 1:1,835,210 | 14,348 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Ukraine | 9 | 1:5,058,077 | 228,455 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| North Macedonia | 6 | 1:350,245 | 17,994 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Akrotiri and Dhekelia | 1 | 1:7,858 | 154 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 178 | 1:136,940 | 12,480 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 558 | 1:89,998 | 9,285 |
The alternate forms: Petré (433), Pêtre (107), Pètre (16), Petrè (2) & Pétré (193) are calculated separately.
Petre (33,350) may also be a first name.
Petre Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Middle English and French form of Peter, q.v.
The Petres rose to eminence on the ruins of the monasteries, under Henry VIII. The name is apparently a variation of Peter, the Christian name. See Peter.
Petre Demographics
Average Male Petre Height
176.51 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Petre Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petre Come From? nationality or country of origin
Petre (Georgian: პეტრე, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺘﺮﻯ, Russian: Петре) is found most in Romania. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Petré, Pêtre, Pètre, Petrè or Pétré. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Petre? popularity and diffusion
It is the 11,260th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 146,025 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Petre are found; 84 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 83 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Petre is also the 25,665th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 33,350 people.
The surname Petre is most numerous in Romania, where it is carried by 41,488 people, or 1 in 484. In Romania Petre is most common in: Bucharest Municipality, where 22 percent reside, Prahova County, where 13 percent reside and Dâmbovița County, where 10 percent reside. Other than Romania this surname is found in 94 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Spain, where 3 percent reside.
Petre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Petre has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 358 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 303 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 650 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Petre Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Petre last name are 19.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.42% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Petre earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 22.39% more than the national average, earning €36,754 per year; in South Africa they earn 185.34% more than the national average, earning R 678,072 per year; in United States they earn 3.95% more than the national average, earning $44,853 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.48% more than the national average, earning $53,401 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Petre Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Petre in the Georgian language | ||
| პეტრე | petre | - |
| Petre in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺘﺮﻯ | btry | 50 |
| ﺍﺑﺘﺮﻯ | abtry | 50 |
| Petre in the Russian language | ||
| Петре | petre | - |
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