Petri Surname
Approximately 34,747 people bear this surname
Petri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 13,090 | 1:6,150 | 746 |
| Italy | 4,424 | 1:13,824 | 2,241 |
| Brazil | 4,359 | 1:49,111 | 1,915 |
| United States | 4,234 | 1:85,607 | 9,678 |
| Romania | 1,364 | 1:14,720 | 1,879 |
| Hungary | 684 | 1:14,351 | 1,617 |
| Argentina | 629 | 1:67,955 | 5,809 |
| Netherlands | 595 | 1:28,382 | 4,655 |
| France | 475 | 1:139,837 | 21,514 |
| Tanzania | 426 | 1:124,276 | 11,742 |
| Austria | 353 | 1:24,123 | 3,790 |
| Greece | 343 | 1:32,303 | 5,022 |
| Yemen | 331 | 1:79,835 | 5,319 |
| Russia | 279 | 1:516,570 | 47,246 |
| Spain | 278 | 1:168,173 | 12,079 |
| Canada | 265 | 1:139,040 | 14,308 |
| Denmark | 250 | 1:22,579 | 2,298 |
| Poland | 234 | 1:162,431 | 22,832 |
| Cyprus | 227 | 1:3,898 | 471 |
| Sweden | 223 | 1:44,156 | 3,479 |
| England | 223 | 1:249,857 | 20,242 |
| Indonesia | 184 | 1:718,746 | 55,532 |
| Thailand | 172 | 1:410,688 | 72,080 |
| Australia | 138 | 1:195,621 | 19,280 |
| Switzerland | 110 | 1:74,663 | 8,769 |
| Philippines | 70 | 1:1,446,260 | 102,978 |
| Serbia | 60 | 1:119,082 | 8,988 |
| Kazakhstan | 58 | 1:304,871 | 25,574 |
| Belgium | 54 | 1:212,901 | 27,429 |
| Albania | 51 | 1:57,138 | 7,121 |
| Chile | 50 | 1:352,329 | 9,825 |
| Venezuela | 49 | 1:616,410 | 10,951 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Malaysia | 34 | 1:867,477 | 39,690 |
| Finland | 31 | 1:177,313 | 15,564 |
| Slovenia | 31 | 1:80,248 | 10,499 |
| Israel | 28 | 1:305,630 | 26,425 |
| Croatia | 25 | 1:169,144 | 21,748 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Moldova | 21 | 1:169,589 | 17,028 |
| Paraguay | 17 | 1:425,691 | 5,975 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Slovakia | 15 | 1:355,763 | 48,124 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Kosovo | 11 | 1:169,261 | 6,833 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 9 | 1:663,628 | 45,718 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| North Macedonia | 4 | 1:525,368 | 20,918 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 25 | 1:975,015 | 39,671 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 565 | 1:88,883 | 9,189 |
The alternate forms: Pétri (1) are calculated separately.
Petri (35,233) may also be a first name.
Petri Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Italian) Descendant of Pietro (rock).
User-submitted Reference
Surname which appears most commonly in Central/South Germany, but also in Italy, although with different origins. It is the Latin patronymic to Peter (Petrus) and has Petry as a variation. .
- sge567Petri is a surname which is more common in northern Germany. It comes from Saint Petrus, in the city of Bremen there is a cathedral called Petri.
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Petri Political Affiliation
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Petri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petri Come From? nationality or country of origin
Petri (Arabic: بيترى, Georgian: პეტრი, Hindi: पेट्री, Marathi: पेि, Oriya: େପତି, Russian: Петри) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Pétri. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petri? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 16,047th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 209,732 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Petri live; 42 percent live in Western Europe and 41 percent live in Germanic Europe. Petri is also the 24,601st most widely held given name globally, borne by 35,233 people.
It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 13,090 people, or 1 in 6,150. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Hesse, where 25 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 92 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 13 percent live and Brazil, where 13 percent live.
Petri Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Petri has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Petri last name rose 749 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 892 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Petri Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Petri last name is principally Orthodox (93%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Petri surname are 7.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.87% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Petri earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 15.43% less than the national average, earning €25,396 per year; in South Africa they earn 91.25% less than the national average, earning R 20,796 per year; in United States they earn 6.24% more than the national average, earning $45,840 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.04% more than the national average, earning $57,650 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Petri Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Petri in the Georgian language | ||
| პეტრი | petri | - |
| Petri in the Hindi language | ||
| पेट्री | petri | - |
| Petri in the Marathi language | ||
| पेि | pei | - |
| Petri in the Oriya language | ||
| େପତି | epati | 39.29 |
| େପଟି | epati | 39.29 |
| େପତୀ | epati | 21.43 |
| Petri in the Russian language | ||
| Петри | petri | - |
| Petri in the Arabic language | ||
| بيترى | bytry | - |
| بيتري | bytry | - |
| بتري | btry | - |
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