Petrenyi Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Petrenyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petrenyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2811:162,00222,421
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Petrényi (246) are calculated separately.

Petrenyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petrenyi occurs most in Ukraine. It may be rendered as: Petrényi. Click here for further possible spellings of Petrenyi.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrenyi? popularity and diffusion

Petrenyi is the 928,396th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 25,660,373 people. The surname Petrenyi occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Petrenyi live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Petrenyi is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 281 people, or 1 in 162,002. In Ukraine Petrenyi is most prevalent in: Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 89 percent reside, Zaporizhia Oblast, where 5 percent reside and Odessa Oblast, where 4 percent reside. Beside Ukraine Petrenyi is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petrényi96246/
Petreni93634/
Petreny9345/
Petranyi8885/
Petreniy8865/
Petrynyi8852/
Petrenis8818/
Pietreni881/
Petreany881/
Petrenio881/
Petrenich8212/
Petrenych829/
Petrini8014,679/
Petrena80129/
Petrény80109/
Patreni8064/
Petrany8060/
Petrenj8015/
Petryni8013/
Petryny808/
Petriny805/
Potreni805/
Petrenh801/
Pestrini7563/
Petrigni7514/
Petregne7514/
Pettrini757/
Peatroni755/
Pietryni754/
Petreena753/
Petrinis752/
Petronni751/
Petrinio751/
Peitrani751/
Patrieny750/
Phetranoi711,313/
Petrinich71136/
Petrynych71100/
Phetranui7174/
Petreigne7152/
Pietriena719/
Petrenets714/
Petreń711/
Petrone6718,903/
Petrine67248/
Potrony67176/
Peytregnet6796/
Petrane6761/
Patrene6711/
Pietreń676/
Potrini676/
Potrani673/
Pétrini671/
Peitregnet671/
Petriņa671/
Pétroni671/
Patryni671/

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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 Petrenyi
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