Petric Surname

75,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Petric Surname User-submission:

Petric means 'son of Petar'.

Petric Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3,3321:6,026809
Croatia6891:6,137863
United States5511:657,82052,659
Slovenia2181:11,4112,700
Germany2061:390,80336,430
Canada1811:203,56719,858
Bosnia and Herzegovina1561:22,6693,849
Australia1361:198,49819,506
France1341:495,69269,430
Austria1301:65,50310,107
Argentina921:464,60234,717
Moldova921:38,7115,932
Sweden761:129,5639,162
Switzerland631:130,36412,937
Chile571:309,0618,852
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
Denmark391:144,73612,759
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Serbia341:210,14612,577
Italy341:1,798,72686,050
Malta301:14,342837
England261:2,143,00282,017
Pakistan241:7,443,49540,927
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
India91:85,229,487684,495
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

The alternate forms: Petrić (7,195), Petrič (2,922), Petriç (20), Pétric (4) & Petřič (1) are calculated separately.

Petric (419) may also be a first name.

Petric Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Petric means 'son of Petar'.

- petric

Petric Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petric (Hindi: पैट्रिक, Marathi: पेि) is more commonly found in Romania than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Petrić, Petrič, Petriç, Pétric or Petřič. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petric? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 75,302nd most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,118,065 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Petric are found; 53 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 53 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 419,838th most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 419 people.

The surname Petric is most commonly used in Romania, where it is held by 3,332 people, or 1 in 6,026. In Romania Petric is most common in: Cluj County, where 21 percent are found, Maramureș County, where 18 percent are found and Timiș County, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Romania it exists in 58 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Petric Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Petric has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Petric surname increased 1,224 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Petric Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Petric are 15.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.24% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Petric earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.8% more than the national average, earning $48,240 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.85% more than the national average, earning $53,085 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petrić947,195/
Petrič942,922/
Petriç9420/
Pétric944/
Petrick926,747/
Petrich925,863/
Petrici92462/
Petrics92320/
Petruic9273/
Petricz9221/
Pettric9216/
Petrict927/
Pethric922/
Pietric922/
Petroic921/
Petricx920/
Petřič891/
Pettrich8678/
Pethrick8671/
Pietrick8668/
Petrisch8659/
Petriche8617/
Pestrich869/
Petroich866/
Pettrick866/
Petricks863/
Pestrick862/
Petritch862/
Petrichs862/
Petrrick861/
Petraicz861/
Petricch861/
Petritci861/
Petroics861/
Peatrick861/
Petreich860/
Petricke860/
Peitrick860/
Petrik8312,095/
Petris834,857/
Petriz831,510/
Petrig83434/
Petrec83182/
Petriš83102/
Petriş8358/
Petrix838/
Petrij837/
Petriq832/
Petriţ831/
Petryc831/
Petritsch801,080/
Pestreich8045/
Petraiche8027/
Petricova8024/
Petricová8015/
Pettrisch8011/
Peittrick801/
Petrishch801/
Petritz77639/
Petrych77485/
Petresc77424/
Petrecz77168/
Peetris7775/
Petrécs7761/
Petrigh7751/
Petrech7746/
Peutrec7746/
Petroix7744/
Petrzik7739/
Petrish7736/
Pietrik7734/
Paitric7728/
Pietriş7727/
Pitrich7726/
Petrikh7719/
Petreck7719/
Petrecs7717/
Petruik7716/
Petrits7710/
Petryck778/
Petroić775/
Pettriz773/
Petreci773/
Petrzec773/
Petreac772/
Petruis772/
Petriek772/
Petruić772/
Pethris771/
Petreik771/
Petrids771/
Petrike771/
Pethrig771/
Petrais771/
Petrect771/
Petrizs771/
Petrycz771/
Phetrik771/
Peatrik771/
Peetrik771/
Phetris771/
Petryci771/
Pettris770/
Pitrick770/
Petrickova7531/
Peschtrich7527/
Pfettrisch7527/
Petricková751/
Pittrich71242/
Pietrzik71181/
Pistrich71136/
Paitrick7160/
Petraits7143/
Petreche7130/
Petrišče7130/
Petrique7125/
Pietreck7122/
Phetrrik7115/
Petrzhik7114/
Patricck7110/
Petriske719/
Pietrish714/
Pettrits712/
Petretci711/
Petraiks711/
Petrichtche711/
Pestrigh711/
Pietritz711/
Pittrick710/
Pettritz710/
Petryk6713,652/
Petrík672,864/
Petrikova672,837/
Petriková671,232/
Petrek671,000/
Petres67954/
Petreš67244/
Petrej67102/
Petričová6796/
Pitrik6788/
Pitris6766/
Petrez6761/
Petrys6744/
Petraites6726/
Petrišová6725/
Pietrzyck6720/
Pistreich678/
Petrex676/
Pétriz676/
Petrigova675/
Petřicová675/
Petrecova674/
Petrecová674/
Petrés673/
Petrycová672/
Petrigová672/
Petruites671/
Pitrix671/
Pétrik671/
Petřiš671/
Petričova671/
Petryś671/
Petrís671/
Pytrik671/
Pètriz671/
Petrisque671/
Phittrick670/

Petric Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petric in the Hindi language
पैट्रिकpaitrika50
पेट्रिकpetrika50
Petric in the Marathi language
पेिpei50
पॅिpei50

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