Petrich Surname

82,630th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,863 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Petrich Surname User-submission:

Petric means 'son of Petar'.

Petrich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0841:38,6305,122
United States2,0401:177,67617,802
Russia5691:253,29226,774
Argentina3641:117,4279,911
Brazil2421:884,60531,829
Canada861:428,43737,472
Kazakhstan671:263,91822,888
Poland511:745,27061,215
France481:1,383,807136,859
Australia481:562,41041,290
Hungary431:228,28618,658
Austria191:448,18144,644
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Serbia161:446,55918,714
Sweden151:656,45048,545
England141:3,979,861125,553
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Israel121:713,13647,700
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
China21:683,660,78330,601
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Petrich (25) may also be a first name.

Petrich Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Petric means 'son of Petar'.

- petric

Petrich Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petrich (Arabic: بيتريش, Russian: Петрич) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Petrich click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrich? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 82,630th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,242,972 people. Petrich is predominantly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Petrich are found; 37 percent are found in Western Europe and 36 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Petrich is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 25 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 2,084 people, or 1 in 38,630. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 17 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside and Saxony, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 44 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Russia, where 10 percent reside.

Petrich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Petrich has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Petrich surname increased 4,080 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Petrich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Petrich surname are 3.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.54% being registered with the party.

The amount Petrich earn in different countries varies marginally. In Italy they earn 0.37% more than the national average, earning €30,141 per year; in United States they earn 0.27% more than the national average, earning $43,265 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.44% less than the national average, earning $48,472 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pettrich9378/
Petrisch9359/
Pietrich9321/
Petriche9317/
Peutrich9312/
Pestrich939/
Petroich936/
Petritch932/
Petrichs932/
Petreich930/
Petric926,518/
Perich922,868/
Petrih9220/
Petritsch881,080/
Petrische8886/
Pestreich8845/
Petraiche8827/
Pettrisch8811/
Poettrich882/
Petrishch881/
Periche864,984/
Potrich861,917/
Petrych86485/
Petrici86462/
Petrics86320/
Petrice86270/
Patrich86179/
Perrich8685/
Petruic8673/
Pericht8649/
Petrech8646/
Perisch8639/
Pierich8639/
Petrish8636/
Pitrich8626/
Petricz8621/
Petrikh8619/
Pettric8616/
Perioch8614/
Peritch865/
Pethric862/
Pietric862/
Petrith862/
Petroic861/
Perichx861/
Perzich861/
Pesrich860/
Petri8334,747/
Peric835,142/
Perih83182/
Petrishche82138/
Peschtrich8227/
Pfettrisch8227/
Petrichová823/
Pittrich80242/
Pietrych80148/
Pistrich80136/
Pöttrich8089/
Petreche8030/
Perriche8029/
Perishch8027/
Peritsch8016/
Pierrich8014/
Petrishe8013/
Pehrisch809/
Pearrich806/
Pietrish804/
Peatrice804/
Pottrich804/
Petraicz801/
Petritci801/
Petroics801/
Petrisce801/
Phetrith801/
Pethrith801/
Perrisch800/
Pattrich800/
Pettrichová7811/
Petrichtche781/
Petrie7725,690/
Petrić777,195/
Pietri776,183/
Petris774,857/
Petrič772,922/
Petriz771,510/
Petroi77871/
Petrei77390/
Peyric77328/
Phetri77298/
Petrit77288/
Perish77248/
Pirich77238/
Petriy77229/
Petryi77215/
Petrec77182/
Pyrich77107/
Petriš77102/
Petrui7789/
Pettri7776/
Perech7769/
Peraic7764/
Perice7762/
Petrai7760/
Petriş7758/
Perikh7755/
Peřich7748/
Perych7745/
Peetri7733/
Petriç7720/
Petrio7714/
Petryh7710/
Petrid779/
Petrix778/
Petrij777/
Perric776/
Pejtri774/
Pétric774/
Petrii773/
Petriș773/
Peitri772/
Pethri771/
Petreh771/
Petrgi771/
Petriţ771/
Petryc771/
Peroic771/
Pericz771/
Petrha770/
Peiritsch75120/
Petricova7524/
Petricová7515/
Peyritsch7510/
Pistreich758/
Pitrische751/
Peri7322,612/
Pearish714,173/
Petryshche71663/
Petritz71639/
Petresc71424/
Phetrit71357/
Pietris71291/
Petrecz71168/
Perrish71111/
Patrech7197/
Peteherych7193/
Peetris7175/
Petrysh7172/
Petrécs7161/
Payrich7159/
Pietroi7151/
Petroix7144/
Pietrie7140/
Pestryi7131/
Paitric7128/
Pietriş7127/
Petraha7125/
Petrait7123/
Pettrie7121/
Peirish7121/
Petrechová7120/
Patrych7118/
Petrecs7117/
Pereche7117/
Petraia7114/
Pärisch7112/
Petresh7111/
Petrits7110/
Petroit719/
Petreit719/
Petriss719/
Perrech719/
Phetrid719/
Peresch718/
Petritt718/
Petrykh717/
Petrychová717/
Pereech716/
Peatrie715/
Perisce715/
Petroić715/
Pairich714/
Pietriș714/
Pestriy713/
Perishe713/
Potrych713/
Pettriz713/
Petreci713/
Petrzec713/
Petries712/
Petreac712/
Peerish712/
Petruis712/
Peraice712/
Petriea712/
Petrechova712/
Petruić712/
Pearice711/
Peateri711/
Peetrie711/
Perrice711/
Pethris711/
Petreth711/
Petrids711/
Perecht711/
Perhoic711/
Pierish711/
Pireich711/
Pestris711/
Petrais711/
Petrizs711/
Petrycz711/
Piettri711/
Perysch711/
Perzych711/
Pirisch711/
Phetrai711/
Phetrip711/
Phetris711/
Peteherech711/
Petrychova711/
Petryci711/
Pethrit711/
Pearith710/
Petrece710/
Perishs710/
Peirice710/
Pethrie710/
Pettris710/
Peitrie710/
Perissh710/
Ppetrie710/
Petre6749,906/
Petry6734,299/
Pieri6723,260/
Peris6719,122/
Perri6716,707/
Petra676,117/
Pitri674,155/
Perei673,434/
Phetrrit672,261/
Perie672,012/
Perai671,802/
Peryh671,169/
Perio671,157/
Periz671,106/
Pirih67771/
Perec67665/
Pesri67662/
Perit67498/
Petré67433/
Peeri67308/
Petroaia67227/
Piric67219/
Perzi67217/
Perič67196/
Peyri67138/
Pyrih67114/
Pergi67102/
Perha6796/
Pereh6779/
Periš6776/
Pheri6773/
Perhe6771/
Pietrois6766/
Periy6765/
Periş6758/
Pereshch6757/
Peryi6755/
Pährisch6752/
Peari6751/
Peiri6749/
Piritsch6744/
Petraits6743/
Peuri6740/
Petrahai6738/
Petrišče6730/
Peroi6725/
Perix6714/
Perii6711/
Petrisse6710/
Perui6710/
Perid6710/
Pferi678/
Peiritsh678/
Perhy678/
Perij677/
Perreche674/
Perți674/
Periç673/
Pehri672/
Petrj672/
Petruise672/
Péric672/
Petrè672/
Pettrits672/
Peiraish672/
Perip672/
Peryshch672/
Pearrish671/
Petretci671/
Pietrzha671/
Pattrych671/
Peatrise671/
Periæ671/
Patrzych671/
Petraitė671/
Petruitė671/
Petrá671/
Pietruha671/
Peiteris671/
Peryc671/
Peretche671/
Piotrych671/
Pétri671/
Pperi671/
D'pietri671/
Pietritz671/
Perhi671/
Petryshe671/
Vperi671/
Pairisch670/
Pettritz670/
Peattrie670/

Petrich Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petrich in the Russian language
Петричpetric-
Petrich in the Arabic language
بيتريشbytrysh-

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Petrich Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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