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Where Does The Last Name Petres Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Petres (Russian: Петрес) is carried by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Petreš, Petrés, Pétres or Pétrès. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petres? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Petres is the 375,258^th most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 7,638,937 people. Petres occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Petres reside; 60 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 30 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Petres is also the 1,017,994^th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 88 people.

It is most commonly used in Romania, where it is held by 288 people, or 1 in 69,715. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Harghita County, where 100 percent are found and Covasna County, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Romania this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 27 percent are found and Brazil, where 12 percent are found.

Petres Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Petres has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 472 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Petres Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Petres last name are 17.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.71% registered with the party.

The amount Petres earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 26% more than the national average, earning $54,368 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.49% more than the national average, earning $52,907 CAD per year.