Petretto Surname

544,093rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Petretto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petretto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy4941:123,79920,244
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
France221:3,019,215204,848
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
England21:27,859,030389,889
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Petretto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petretto (Russian: Петретто) is held by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petretto? popularity and diffusion

It is the 544,093rd most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 12,372,743 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Petretto reside; 84 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 84 percent reside in Italic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Italy, where it is held by 494 people, or 1 in 123,799. In Italy Petretto is mostly concentrated in: Sardinia, where 84 percent are found, Lazio, where 6 percent are found and Tuscany, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Italy it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Argentina, where 4 percent are found.

Petretto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Petretto last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Petretto earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 33.82% less than the national average, earning €19,875 per year; in South Africa they earn 28.39% less than the national average, earning R 170,184 per year and in United States they earn 40.21% more than the national average, earning $60,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pestretto949/
Petrietto940/
Peretto933,785/
Petreto9350/
Petretta88326/
Perretto88291/
Pieretto88280/
Petrotto88161/
Petratto885/
Perettos881/
Perietto881/
Pereto861,025/
Pestritto82123/
Peerretto822/
Pierretto821/
Peretta80654/
Petrato80137/
Piretto80108/
Perreto8068/
Perieto8032/
Peireto8028/
Peretos8026/
Peretou8022/
Peritto8014/
Pereato805/
Peresto803/
Peyreto802/
Pereito802/
Peterto801/
Piereto801/
Perretta754,675/
Phetrato751,005/
Petrotta75438/
Periotto75373/
Petritou7558/
Patritto7543/
Peyretou7533/
Petrotou7533/
Pestrito757/
Pitrotto756/
Pairetto755/
Pheresto754/
Petratta752/
Peretout752/
Pieretta751/
Pereetuo751/
Petritos751/
Perritto751/
Pettrato751/
Perito712,785/
Pistritto711,003/
Pereta71526/
Peyretout71134/
Pireto7123/
Peretó7118/
Petriotou714/
Pierretta712/
Pereethat711/
Petertosh711/
Peritos67724/
Peresta67521/
Petrita67305/
Piretta67300/
Patrito67276/
Perioto67101/
Pereita6799/
Perreta6776/
Peretau6729/
Pereuta6718/
Perrito6714/
Piretos678/
Pergito677/
Peterta675/
Potrato674/
Piritto672/
Pierito672/
Peretas671/
Perieta671/
Pereteu671/
Peiretó671/

Petretto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petretto in the Russian language
Петреттоpetretto-

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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 Petretto
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