Petrenciu Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Petrenciu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 42 | 1:478,045 | 36,914 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Petrenciu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petrenciu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Petrenciu has its highest incidence in Romania. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petrenciu? popularity and diffusion
Petrenciu is the 2,909,720th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Petrenciu live; 93 percent live in Eastern Europe and 93 percent live in Romanian Europe.
The last name is most prevalent in Romania, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 478,045. In Romania it is most prevalent in: Maramureș County, where 88 percent reside, Sălaj County, where 10 percent reside and Constanța County, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Romania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petrencu | 94 | 177 | / |
| Petrenci | 94 | 72 | / |
| Petrenchu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Petrenis | 82 | 18 | / |
| Petrenus | 82 | 1 | / |
| Petronaci | 78 | 261 | / |
| Petronici | 78 | 261 | / |
| Petronius | 78 | 30 | / |
| Petranici | 78 | 8 | / |
| Petroanci | 78 | 1 | / |
| Peternuci | 78 | 1 | / |
| Petrens | 75 | 113 | / |
| Petrenz | 75 | 60 | / |
| Petronious | 74 | 1 | / |
| Petronis | 71 | 1,880 | / |
| Petronzi | 71 | 572 | / |
| Petranis | 71 | 115 | / |
| Petrenas | 71 | 91 | / |
| Petrunis | 71 | 47 | / |
| Petronsi | 71 | 41 | / |
| Peternuß | 71 | 29 | / |
| Petrenos | 71 | 11 | / |
| Petreins | 71 | 8 | / |
| Petroniz | 71 | 4 | / |
| Peternus | 71 | 3 | / |
| Peterens | 71 | 2 | / |
| Petrinis | 71 | 2 | / |
| Petranzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Patrnisu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Perencoň | 71 | 1 | / |
| Petrensa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Petrenze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Petranus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Petriens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Petrince | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peternis | 71 | 0 | / |
| Petronus | 71 | 0 | / |
| Peter-Ennis | 70 | 6 | / |
| Petronzio | 67 | 289 | / |
| Pietranis | 67 | 235 | / |
| Petereyns | 67 | 134 | / |
| Pitronaci | 67 | 120 | / |
| Petereins | 67 | 46 | / |
| Bodrenciu | 67 | 44 | / |
| Pedrinaci | 67 | 27 | / |
| Peternuss | 67 | 26 | / |
| Petronias | 67 | 6 | / |
| Peternesi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Petronios | 67 | 4 | / |
| Peteyrens | 67 | 2 | / |
| Petronzia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Patronici | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pyetronis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Betrenace | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petrônios | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petrinous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peterince | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petronizi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Patrinici | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petereons | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pehterens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pietraniś | 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 Petrenciu
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