Petresi Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Petresi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petresi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece331:335,75147,626
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

Petresi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petresi has its highest incidence in Greece. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Petresi.

How Common Is The Last Name Petresi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,228,735th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Petresi occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Petresi live; 95 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Greece, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 335,751. In Greece it is most prevalent in: East Macedonia and Thrace, where 94 percent are found, Peloponnese, where 3 percent are found and Thessaly, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Greece it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 3 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 3 percent are found.

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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 Petresi
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