Petrec Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Croatia

Petrec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petrec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania641:313,71727,893
Croatia511:82,91414,118
Serbia391:183,20411,620
England91:6,190,895170,599
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Petrec Last Name Facts

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

Petrec is more commonly found in Romania than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrec? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,263,456th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Petrec are found; 49 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 49 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Petrec is most commonly held in Romania, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 313,717. In Romania Petrec is mostly found in: Prahova County, where 67 percent live, Bucharest Municipality, where 31 percent live and Constanța County, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Romania this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 28 percent live and Serbia, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petresc92424/
Petrecz92168/
Petrech9246/
Peutrec9246/
Petreck9219/
Petrecs9217/
Petreci923/
Petrzec923/
Petreac922/
Petrect921/
Petreche8630/
Pietreck8622/
Petretci861/
Petreich860/
Petric836,518/
Petrek831,000/
Petres83954/
Petreš83244/
Petrej83102/
Petrez8361/
Petrex836/
Petryc831/
Pestreich8045/
Petrecova804/
Petrecová804/
Petrick776,747/
Petrich775,863/
Pietrek772,296/
Petrych77485/
Petrici77462/
Petrics77320/
Petreuş77242/
Pettres77177/
Petreas77106/
Petruic7773/
Petrécs7761/
Petricz7721/
Pethres7720/
Pettric7716/
Petresh7711/
Petresz7711/
Petryck778/
Petrict777/
Petrets775/
Petrees775/
Petreez773/
Peetres773/
Peitrek772/
Petreak772/
Petriek772/
Pethric772/
Pietric772/
Petreys771/
Petroic771/
Petreik771/
Petrike771/
Petreds771/
Petrycz771/
Piotrec771/
Petryci771/
Pietrez770/
Petretz770/
Petricx770/
Petrecsova7511/
Petreacova755/
Petreckova751/
Peteherech751/
Pettrich7178/
Pethrick7171/
Pietrick7168/
Petrisch7159/
Petrišče7130/
Petrique7125/
Petriche7117/
Pestrich719/
Petriske719/
Petroich716/
Pettrick716/
Pietrzek713/
Petricks713/
Pestrick712/
Petryšče712/
Petritch712/
Pietresz712/
Petrichs712/
Petrrick711/
Petraicz711/
Petricch711/
Petritci711/
Petroics711/
Peatrick711/
Petricke710/
Peitrick710/
Petryk6713,652/
Petrik6712,095/
Petrić677,195/
Petris674,857/
Petrič672,922/
Petrík672,864/
Petriz671,510/
Petritsch671,080/
Petreková67569/
Petrig67434/
Petřek67344/
Pitrez67260/
Petriš67102/
Pitres6770/
Petriş6758/
Petrys6744/
Petrekova6739/
Petraiche6727/
Petraites6726/
Petricova6724/
Pietrzyck6720/
Petriç6720/
Petricová6715/
Pitrek6713/
Petrešová6713/
Pettrisch6711/
Petrix678/
Pistreich678/
Petraytes677/
Petrij677/
Pétric674/
Petrés673/
Petrycová672/
Petriq672/
Peittrick671/
Petruites671/
Pétres671/
Petrishch671/
Petriţ671/
Petryś671/
Petrís671/
Pytrek671/
Pétrez671/
Petrisque671/

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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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  • 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 Petrec
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