Petreanu Surname

253,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Petreanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petreanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania9201:21,8242,799
Moldova5431:6,5591,039
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
England101:5,571,806158,774
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
France31:22,140,907385,998
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Petreanu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petreanu (Russian: Петреану) occurs most in Romania. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petreanu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 253,664th most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,677,501 people. The last name Petreanu occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Petreanu live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 94 percent live in Romanian Europe.

Petreanu is most frequently held in Romania, where it is carried by 920 people, or 1 in 21,824. In Romania Petreanu is most prevalent in: Bucharest Municipality, where 20 percent live, Bacău County, where 9 percent live and Teleorman County, where 9 percent live. Beside Romania Petreanu occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 35 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Petreanu Last Name Statistics demography

Petreanu earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.19% more than the national average, earning $57,903 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Petreanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petreanu in the Russian language
Петреануpetreanu-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petreanu
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