Petrenz Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Petrenz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 55 | 1:1,463,736 | 89,144 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Petrenz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petrenz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Petrenz occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Petrenz? popularity and diffusion
Petrenz is the 2,483,783rd most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname Petrenz occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Petrenz live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,463,736. In Germany it is most common in: Brandenburg, where 49 percent are found, Saxony, where 15 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Germany it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent are found.
Petrenz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Petrenz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petrenze | 93 | 1 | / |
| Perenz | 92 | 74 | / |
| Petrens | 86 | 113 | / |
| Pierenz | 86 | 35 | / |
| Perenze | 86 | 8 | / |
| Pernz | 83 | 23 | / |
| Petrenci | 80 | 72 | / |
| Petrencs | 80 | 7 | / |
| Petriens | 80 | 1 | / |
| Perens | 77 | 115 | / |
| Pirenz | 77 | 32 | / |
| Perenx | 77 | 1 | / |
| Perenje | 71 | 473 | / |
| Pierens | 71 | 435 | / |
| Perrens | 71 | 292 | / |
| Peirens | 71 | 155 | / |
| Peerens | 71 | 71 | / |
| Perrenx | 71 | 25 | / |
| Perzens | 71 | 22 | / |
| Petrencová | 71 | 19 | / |
| Petryns | 71 | 7 | / |
| Potrenć | 71 | 7 | / |
| Perence | 71 | 3 | / |
| Petrins | 71 | 2 | / |
| Petrencova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pehrens | 71 | 0 | / |
| Perenss | 71 | 0 | / |
| Perriens | 67 | 53 | / |
| Perns | 67 | 18 | / |
| Petrince | 67 | 1 | / |
| Patrends | 67 | 1 | / |
| Perrence | 67 | 1 | / |
| Perrenst | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Petrenz
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