Petresku Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Petresku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petresku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine841:541,93760,913
Russia821:1,757,598114,376
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Petresku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petresku (Russian: Петреску) is found most in Ukraine. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petresku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Petresku is the 1,272,314th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname Petresku occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Petresku are found; 92 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 84 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Petresku is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 541,937. In Ukraine Petresku is primarily concentrated in: Chernivtsi Oblast, where 54 percent live, Odessa Oblast, where 12 percent live and Zakarpattia Oblast, where 8 percent live. Besides Ukraine Petresku occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 46 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Petresku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Petresku surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

Petresku earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.5% more than the national average, earning $51,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petreskou943/
Petrescu8823,925/
Petrasku887/
Petrashku8261/
Petrescou822/
Petroskui821/
Petrašku751/
Patrashku71151/
Patroescu7180/
Petraşcu6393/
Patraşcu50296/

Petresku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petresku in the Russian language
Петрескуpetresku-

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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 Petresku
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