Petrera Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Petrera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petrera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1461:418,88146,020
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Petrera Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petrera is carried by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrera? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 887,624th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 24,051,307 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Petrera live; 49 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 48 percent live in Italic Europe.

The last name Petrera is most commonly used in Italy, where it is carried by 146 people, or 1 in 418,881. In Italy Petrera is most prevalent in: Apulia, where 32 percent live, Lombardy, where 23 percent live and Lazio, where 20 percent live. Other than Italy it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent live and Argentina, where 9 percent live.

Petrera Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Petrera surname are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.92% being registered with the political party.

The amount Petrera earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 20.58% more than the national average, earning €36,210 per year; in Peru they earn 487.77% more than the national average, earning S/. 113,940 per year; in United States they earn 10.86% more than the national average, earning $47,837 USD per year and in Canada they earn 55.59% more than the national average, earning $77,300 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pietrera93301/
Petreira936/
Perera921,042,770/
Pereira866,667,041/
Pereyra86195,814/
Periera861,853/
Perrera861,215/
Pererea86539/
Pereras86392/
Pereara86305/
Petrara86279/
Peirera86197/
Petrero86129/
Petrere86102/
Pereíra8686/
Pererra8665/
Pereraa8623/
Pereera8619/
Petrora8619/
Pereura8613/
Peyrera8613/
Perejra869/
Pherera869/
Pierera865/
Pperera863/
Pererai862/
Pereraz862/
Pearera861/
Pferera861/
Petreri861/
Pereìra861/
Pererza861/
Pererap861/
Perreira8010,537/
Perreras801,788/
Pereiras801,403/
Perriera80347/
Pereyras80291/
Peireira80248/
Pereirra8084/
Pereiraa8068/
Ppereira8062/
Peereira8045/
Perreyra8043/
Pereirea8040/
Perierra8024/
Pereiraz8023/
Pererras8015/
Piereira8015/
Pereirad809/
Pierrera806/
Peereera805/
Bpereira804/
Pereiraj803/
Pereeraa803/
Perrerra803/
Peariera803/
Piererra803/
Petrarea802/
Pereirah802/
Pereirai802/
Peirrera802/
Peareara801/
Petrarra801/
Pereriea801/
Pereiraá801/
Pietryra801/
Peereyra801/
Pereïïra801/
Perreraz801/
Pereyrra801/
Pereraud801/
Poetrero801/
Pereyraz801/
Pereerat801/
Pereisra801/
Peeriera801/
Perero774,201/
Perira771,090/
Pirera77330/
Peryra7738/
Perêra772/
Phetrarai7533/
Perreyras7512/
Pherreira755/
Pferreira754/
Peirriera753/
Perrerras753/
Perreiras753/
Pierriera751/
Perrreira751/
Perreirra751/
Peirreira751/
Phetrirat751/
Pereiraus751/
Pereirraa751/
Pereiro716,360/
Potrero712,195/
Pirrera711,827/
Perrero71942/
Pereyro71615/
Petroro71311/
Pergira7191/
Petraro7181/
Perrira7169/
Pherero7162/
Piretra7149/
Peretra7134/
Péreira7126/
Pitrora7123/
Pireira7118/
Pererro7111/
Perejro7110/
Periras718/
Patrara715/
Peerira715/
Perryra715/
Piriera714/
Pereiró714/
Pereros713/
Perzira713/
Pearira712/
Periero712/
Pairera712/
Pererei712/
Pèreira712/
Pereirá712/
Peroira711/
Perrerault711/
Pergero711/
Periora711/
Perirra711/
Pêreira711/
Hpirera711/
Patrero711/
Petretrich711/
Pererod711/
Pirerra711/
Péreyra711/
Petriri711/
Peirira711/
Peirero710/
Perriraz67146/
Pereiros6768/
Petraroi6726/
Perreros6724/
Perreyro6723/
Perriero6715/
Perriras6713/
Puirerea6713/
Pereyrro677/
Petroroy677/
Perreiro677/
Pereitra675/
Perraira672/
Petrirro671/
Piereiro671/
Petrirot671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petrera
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