Petriaux Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Petriaux Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petriaux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France701:948,896108,010
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Pétriaux (2) are calculated separately.

Petriaux Last Name Facts

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

Petriaux occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Pétriaux. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petriaux? popularity and diffusion

The last name Petriaux is the 1,817,111th most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Petriaux are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most common in France, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 948,896. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Grand Est, where 39 percent are found, Hauts-de-France, where 37 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 20 percent are found. Excluding France Petriaux occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 24 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pétriaux962/
Periaux9328/
Perriaux88161/
Perieaux882/
Periau865/
Perriau80397/
Periaut8087/
Perioux8038/
Perieau806/
Petriou801/
Périaux801/
Perriaud75191/
Periault7541/
Perrioux7519/
Perrieau752/
Petrious751/
Periou71442/
Perriault71146/
Pierrieau7148/
Pheriault714/
Piriau711/
Perieault711/
Pergeau6734/
Pirioux6715/
Perjoiu675/
Pherriault672/
Périault631/
Pierriou631/
Perayyau631/
Perrioud631/
Poiriault598/
Périou5719/
Pyriou571/
Peryou571/
Poirriault562/
Pirriou531/

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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
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  • 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 Petriaux
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