Petreu Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Petreu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
Petreu (2) may also be a first name.
Petreu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petreu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Petreu occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Petreu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Petreu is the 11,742,229th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Petreu are found; 50 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 50 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 9,404,674th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 2 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 66,422,722. In France Petreu is mostly found in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 100 percent are found. Aside from France this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Romania, where 50 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Petreu
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