Petria Surname

298,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Petria Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petria Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,1301:17,7682,294
Indonesia481:2,755,192158,430
Ukraine451:1,011,61593,730
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
England141:3,979,861125,553
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Petria (853) may also be a first name.

Petria Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petria is borne by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petria? popularity and diffusion

It is the 298,377th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,711,243 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Petria are found; 92 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 89 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Petria is also the 279,019th most numerous given name worldwide, held by 853 people.

The surname is most frequent in Romania, where it is held by 1,130 people, or 1 in 17,768. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Argeș County, where 16 percent live, Olt County, where 16 percent live and Vâlcea County, where 14 percent live. Besides Romania Petria is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent live and Ukraine, where 4 percent live.

Petria Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Petria has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Petria last name grew 120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petria Last Name Statistics demography

Petria earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.47% less than the national average, earning $27,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petriat92201/
Petrița9261/
Petrias9210/
Petrija922/
Petriea922/
Pietria921/
Peatria920/
Peria915,626/
Petragia862/
Pestrița861/
Petrea8313,127/
Patria836,183/
Pitria832,533/
Perria831,119/
Perias83747/
Periat83376/
Perzia83261/
Pearia83129/
Petrya83103/
Perija8370/
Periah8346/
Pheria8324/
Periae8322/
Periea8316/
Petrio8314/
Pergia8312/
Periap839/
Peiria836/
Periha832/
Peeria832/
Periad832/
Peuria831/
Periaj831/
Pieria831/
Potria831/
Petriaggi8055/
Perugia771,330/
Pitriah77873/
Petryha77439/
Perriat77385/
Patriah77210/
Pathria77193/
Periatt7752/
Photria7735/
Pereiea7730/
Patrija7713/
Perijat7710/
Periaei777/
Perieau776/
Petryay774/
Perriea774/
Pereiia773/
Peragia773/
Pétriat773/
Pattria772/
Pereyia772/
Petrieo772/
Peregia772/
Peetrya772/
Pierria771/
Poitria771/
Perajia771/
Pereiya771/
Peyriat771/
Petriot771/
Peraiya771/
Perejia771/
Perriah771/
Perogia771/
Peariah771/
Perrias770/
Perea73124,346/
Perio731,157/
Piria73479/
Perja73245/
Perya7350/
Pería734/
Péria732/
Píria731/
Pitragia7171/
Perriatt7146/
Petrihos7114/
Perrugia717/
Pierriea712/
Perrieau712/
Poitrias711/
Pathrija711/
Pietryha711/
Perrio67489/
Pirija67444/
Patrio67433/
Peryea67369/
Periot67336/
Pereau67252/
Pereao67196/
Patrya67183/
Périat67179/
Perrea67128/
Perțea67118/
Pitrio67112/
Peerya6754/
Pajria6754/
Pierrieau6748/
Pearja6719/
Pirias6711/
Payria6710/
Pisria6710/
Phiria6710/
Perjea678/
Pereha677/
Poiria677/
Pereaa676/
Perrya674/
Peryaz674/
Pairia673/
Potrio673/
Pergio673/
Perijo673/
Perios673/
Petryhach673/
Potrya672/
Perzio672/
Pierio672/
Petreo672/
Peerio672/
Pereay671/
Period671/
Peyrya671/
Pirhia671/
Pitrea671/
Peirea671/
Piriah671/
Pehrio671/
Peerea671/
Perșea671/
Perhio671/
Perjas671/
Perjio671/
Piriat671/
Piriha671/
Pirioa671/
Pyoria671/
Periop671/
Perjad671/
Pyriah670/
Pergea670/
Pirria670/
Peario670/
Pearea670/

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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 Petria
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