Petri Surname

16,047th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,747 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Petri Surname Definition:

(Italian) Descendant of Pietro (rock).

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Petri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany13,0901:6,150746
Italy4,4241:13,8242,241
Brazil4,3591:49,1111,915
United States4,2341:85,6079,678
Romania1,3641:14,7201,879
Hungary6841:14,3511,617
Argentina6291:67,9555,809
Netherlands5951:28,3824,655
France4751:139,83721,514
Tanzania4261:124,27611,742
Austria3531:24,1233,790
Greece3431:32,3035,022
Yemen3311:79,8355,319
Russia2791:516,57047,246
Spain2781:168,17312,079
Canada2651:139,04014,308
Denmark2501:22,5792,298
Poland2341:162,43122,832
Cyprus2271:3,898471
Sweden2231:44,1563,479
England2231:249,85720,242
Indonesia1841:718,74655,532
Thailand1721:410,68872,080
Australia1381:195,62119,280
Switzerland1101:74,6638,769
Philippines701:1,446,260102,978
Serbia601:119,0828,988
Kazakhstan581:304,87125,574
Belgium541:212,90127,429
Albania511:57,1387,121
Chile501:352,3299,825
Venezuela491:616,41010,951
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
Finland311:177,31315,564
Slovenia311:80,24810,499
Israel281:305,63026,425
Croatia251:169,14421,748
Estonia231:57,47010,794
India211:36,526,923420,161
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Moldova211:169,58917,028
Paraguay171:425,6915,975
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Slovakia151:355,76348,124
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Kosovo111:169,2616,833
Kyrgyzstan91:663,62845,718
Norway91:571,36544,190
Panama71:558,8949,437
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
China31:455,773,85521,925
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5651:88,8839,189

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).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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. .

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Petri 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 Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petri (Arabic: بيترى, Georgian: პეტრი, Hindi: पेट्री, Marathi: पेि, Oriya: େପତି, Russian: Петри) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be rendered as: Pétri. For other possible spellings of Petri click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petri? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 16,047th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 209,732 people. The surname Petri is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Petri are found; 42 percent are found in Western Europe and 41 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 24,601st most common first name in the world. It is borne by 35,233 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 13,090 people, or 1 in 6,150. In Germany Petri is most common in: Hesse, where 25 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent live. Beside Germany it exists in 92 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 13 percent live and Brazil, where 13 percent live.

Petri Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Petri has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying 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 decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Petri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (93%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Petri last name are 7.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.87% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pétri931/
Petrie9125,690/
Pietri916,183/
Petris914,857/
Petriz911,510/
Petroi91871/
Poetri91614/
Petrei91390/
Phetri91298/
Petrit91288/
Petriy91229/
Petryi91215/
Petrui9189/
Pettri9176/
Petrai9160/
Petriş9158/
Peetri9133/
Petrih9120/
Petriç9120/
Petrio9114/
Petrid919/
Petrij917/
Pejtri914/
Petrii913/
Petriș913/
Peitri912/
Pethri911/
Petrgi911/
Peri8922,612/
Petrich835,863/
Phetrit83357/
Phaetri8384/
Peetris8375/
Poetrih8374/
Pietroi8351/
Pietrie8340/
Petrish8336/
Pestryi8331/
Petrait8323/
Pettrie8321/
Petraia8314/
Petroit839/
Petreit839/
Petriss839/
Phetrid839/
Petritt838/
Peatrie835/
Petroić835/
Pietriș834/
Pestriy833/
Pettriz833/
Petruis832/
Petriea832/
Petruić832/
Petrith832/
Peateri831/
Peetrie831/
Pethris831/
Pestris831/
Petrais831/
Petrizs831/
Piettri831/
Phetrai831/
Phetrip831/
Phetris831/
Pethrit831/
Pethrie830/
Pettris830/
Peitrie830/
Ppetrie830/
Petre8049,906/
Petry8034,299/
Pieri8023,260/
Peris8019,122/
Perri8016,707/
Patri8012,849/
Petra806,117/
Pitri804,155/
Perei803,434/
Perie802,012/
Perai801,802/
Perio801,157/
Periz801,106/
Pesri80662/
Perit80498/
Petré80433/
Peeri80308/
Potri80247/
Perzi80217/
Perih80182/
Peyri80138/
Pergi80102/
Pheri8073/
Periy8065/
Periş8058/
Peryi8055/
Peari8051/
Peiri8049/
Peuri8040/
Peroi8025/
Perii8011/
Perui8010/
Perid8010/
Pferi808/
Perij807/
Perți804/
Periç803/
Pehri802/
Petrj802/
Petrè802/
Perip802/
Periæ801/
Petrá801/
Pperi801/
Perhi801/
Vperi801/
Phetrrit772,261/
Petroaia77227/
Pettrich7778/
Petrisch7759/
Petraits7743/
Petrahai7738/
Pestrich779/
Petroich776/
Petraicz771/
Petraitė771/
Petruitė771/
D'pietri771/
Phetrith771/
Pethrith771/
Petreich770/
Peattrie770/
Peiris73134,762/
Petrea7313,127/
Pierri737,259/
Petree734,172/
Perich732,868/
Pietra732,562/
Petrey732,551/
Perris732,400/
Phetra731,982/
Perrie731,845/
Pettry731,605/
Peeris731,424/
Patrie731,072/
Pathri731,008/
Petres73954/
Pestre73945/
Poetry73796/
Phatri73779/
Pherai73707/
Patroi73602/
Perrio73489/
Peirai73458/
Petray73439/
Peraić73427/
Pherri73370/
Pietre73310/
Perish73248/
Paitri73248/
Perais73241/
Patrai73210/
Perois73199/
Pierie73174/
Petraj73171/
Petruy73166/
Petrůj73154/
Peiroi73137/
Petroy73122/
Pătroi73120/
Photri73116/
Pitrio73112/
Patryi73112/
Peatry7387/
Petred7379/
Potrie7369/
Pitris7366/
Pearis7365/
Patrei7365/
Petrez7361/
Pătrui7360/
Patrui7356/
Peetre7355/
Petroa7350/
Peraiz7350/
Petrys7344/
Petret7343/
Petroj7343/
Peyrie7343/
Pheris7341/
Petruj7340/
Perrit7335/
Peitre7335/
Perroi7335/
Peerai7334/
Perhai7327/
Patrri7325/
Peritt7323/
Patrij7322/
Pfitri7321/
Perrei7321/
Pettre7321/
Pittri7320/
Petrer7320/
Pétris7320/
Pattri7319/
Pitrie7319/
Peirie7318/
Pearie7318/
Pereij7317/
Pitriy7316/
Periea7316/
Perhis7315/
Pereis7314/
Phitri7313/
Petryh7310/
Paatri7310/
Pietry7310/
Peytre739/
Pothri739/
Perije739/
Peyris739/
Petréd739/
Petreň738/
Pistri737/
Peerri737/
Peraia737/
Perriy737/
Peerie737/
Peirri737/
Perriz736/
Petrľa736/
Pétriz736/
Perrai736/
Pethra735/
Perrij735/
Perijs735/
Pearai735/
Periss734/
Peeriz734/
Peraid734/
Peasri734/
Pettré733/
Pherit733/
Pesrai733/
Peurie733/
Peergi733/
Petrés733/
Peroiz733/
Peitra732/
Pettra732/
Pergai732/
Pithri732/
Pierei732/
Pestry732/
Peruiz732/
Petreu732/
Petrée732/
Pereid732/
Peerio732/
Pe'eri732/
Phesri732/
Potryi731/
Pottri731/
Patrhi731/
Pearyi731/
Peatre731/
Peerui731/
Perryi731/
Pherid731/
Petrre731/
Petreh731/
Perist731/
Pitrai731/
Padtri731/
Vpetry731/
Peitry731/
Pereiz731/
Peruis731/
Perrri731/
Patrih731/
Peruip731/
Patrzi731/
Pețeri731/
Petřiš731/
Peutre731/
Petryś731/
Petrís731/
Pietrí731/
Pehrio731/
Perzie731/
Perhio731/
Perizs731/
Piotri731/
Pètriz731/
Petraa731/
Peirid731/
Peiriz731/
Peraič731/
Pierai731/
Pherie731/
Pjteri731/
Potroi731/
Phetre731/
Peysri731/
Peirei731/
Peirui731/
Peatra730/
Petrha730/
Periey730/
Peario730/
Pestreich7145/
Pettrisch7111/
Petrishch711/
Piri6750,035/
Pera6725,223/
Pere6722,673/
Pearish674,173/
Perritt672,168/
Pery672,007/
Pyri67579/
Pistrui67551/
Petrych67485/
Pettrey67431/
Perrois67423/
Pestrea67279/
Perj67225/
Perä67204/
Péri67178/
Pettres67177/
Perriss67170/
Pattrai67151/
Pierrie67122/
Piettre67113/
Perrish67111/
Perrais67106/
Petreas67106/
Peroggi67102/
Päri6797/
Phatroi6790/
Perrich6785/
Photroi6776/
Petrysh6772/
Petreuș6769/
Pystryi6762/
Petruța6759/
Pitrois6757/
Píri6755/
Paiteri6753/
Pearrie6750/
Pericht6749/
Petrech6746/
Petruľa6744/
Pystrui6739/
Piereij6731/
Petruňa6730/
Petress6729/
Peschtrich6727/
Pfettrisch6727/
Pitrich6726/
Peré6725/
Petraha6725/
Peatroy6721/
Peirish6721/
Peruggi6720/
Pethres6720/
Photrai6715/
Petresh6711/
Petresz6711/
Pietroy6711/
Patthri678/
Peatree678/
Peerzai677/
Pothrai677/
Petrets675/
Petrees675/
Paheeri675/
Phietra675/
Paathri674/
Petrroj674/
Perriea674/
Pettree674/
Pietrza674/
Phetret674/
Phetroj674/
Phettra674/
Petreez673/
Peetree673/
Pheraai673/
Peetres673/
Peerish672/
Petry's672/
Pietrzy672/
Perí672/
Petrouy672/
Perè672/
Paetree672/
Piethra672/
Phetree672/
Pistriy671/
Petreys671/
Pothrui671/
Potthri671/
Pathriy671/
Pathroi671/
Phattri671/
Pheirei671/
Pheraiy671/
Petrrer671/
Peytree671/
Pestrez671/
Petreth671/
Petrett671/
Pietree671/
Paithri671/
Paitrio671/
d'Pieri671/
Perê671/
Pathrai671/
Pathrhi671/
Paitris671/
Pgetraj671/
Petraja671/
Petreds671/
Petrycz671/
Pietraj671/
Pestray671/
Perraid671/
Pereeie671/
Pitroip671/
Pitruis671/
Paatrie671/
Pheatra671/
Petryts671/
Peraaid671/
Pearith670/
Peetrey670/
Perishs670/
Pherris670/
Petrray670/
Pheiris670/
Perriey670/
Poetrey670/
Peetery670/
Pesrich670/
Perissh670/
Peitree670/
Paytrip670/
Pittrie670/
Pattrie670/
Pearris670/
Petretz670/
Peatrey670/
Pathrie670/
Peirzie670/
Poitris670/
Perripp670/

Petri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petri in the Georgian language
პეტრიpetri-
Petri in the Hindi language
पेट्रीpetri-
Petri in the Marathi language
पेिpei-
Petri in the Oriya language
େପତିepati39.29
େପଟିepati39.29
େପତୀepati21.43
Petri in the Russian language
Петриpetri-
Petri in the Arabic language
بيترىbytry-
بيتريbytry-
بتريbtry-

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