Petrenz Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Petrenz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petrenz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Petrenz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petrenz occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrenz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,483,783rd most widespread family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Petrenz reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,463,736. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Brandenburg, where 49 percent are found, Saxony, where 15 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Petrenz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Petrenz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Petrenz last name grew 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petrenze931/
Perenz9274/
Petrens86113/
Pierenz8635/
Perenze868/
Pernz8323/
Petrenci8072/
Petrencs807/
Petriens801/
Perens77115/
Pirenz7732/
Perenx771/
Perenje71473/
Pierens71435/
Perrens71292/
Peirens71155/
Peerens7171/
Perrenx7125/
Perzens7122/
Petrencová7119/
Petryns717/
Potrenć717/
Perence713/
Petrins712/
Petrencova712/
Pehrens710/
Perenss710/
Perriens6753/
Perns6718/
Petrince671/
Patrends671/
Perrence671/
Perrenst670/

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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 Petrenz
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