Petretti Surname

397,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 886 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
San Marino

Petretti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petretti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy4251:143,89822,703
United States2571:1,410,34697,237
France751:885,636103,228
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England61:9,286,343223,652
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
San Marino11:33,214932
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Petretti Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petretti is found most in Italy. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Petretti click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petretti? popularity and diffusion

The last name Petretti is the 397,537th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,225,221 people. The last name Petretti occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Petretti are found; 48 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 48 percent are found in Italic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Italy, where it is held by 425 people, or 1 in 143,898. In Italy Petretti is most numerous in: Tuscany, where 46 percent reside, Campania, where 35 percent reside and Lazio, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Italy it is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and France, where 8 percent reside.

Petretti Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Petretti surname are 2.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.1% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Petretti earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 17.22% more than the national average, earning €35,201 per year; in United States they earn 7.74% more than the national average, earning $46,487 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.61% more than the national average, earning $62,906 CAD per year.

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