Petrig Surname

684,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Petrig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petrig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2891:28,4184,338
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Australia291:930,88655,860
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Petrig Last Name Facts

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

Petrig is found most frequently in Switzerland. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Petrig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Petrig is the 684,148th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,791,580 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Petrig live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Petrig is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 289 people, or 1 in 28,418. In Switzerland it is mostly found in: Canton of Schwyz, where 29 percent reside, Canton of Valais, where 21 percent reside and Canton of Zürich, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Switzerland this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Petrig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Petrig has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petrig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Petrig surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

Petrig earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.45% more than the national average, earning $48,090 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petrigh9251/
Pethrig921/
Perig91159/
Pestrigh861/
Petrik8312,095/
Petric836,518/
Perrig83425/
Pierig8317/
Petrix838/
Patrig834/
Perzig834/
Petrug833/
Petriq832/
Periog831/
Perigh831/
Potrig831/
Perigs830/
Petrigova805/
Petrigová802/
Petrick776,747/
Petrics77320/
Petruic7773/
Petroix7744/
Petrzik7739/
Pierigh7738/
Pietrik7734/
Petrikh7719/
Petruik7716/
Pettric7716/
Petrict777/
Petriek772/
Pethric772/
Pietric772/
Petroic771/
Petreik771/
Petrike771/
Paetrik771/
Pattrig771/
Pierrig771/
Phetrik771/
Peatrik771/
Peetrik771/
Phetrug771/
Petrueg771/
Perrigs770/
Perigue770/
Petricx770/
Peric735,142/
Pereg732,211/
Perik731,057/
Pirig73150/
Pyrig7333/
Perix7314/
Periq734/
Pietrzik71181/
Perrigue7191/
Pethrick7171/
Pietrick7168/
Peyrigue7133/
Phaetrik7129/
Petrique7125/
Phetrrik7115/
Petrzhik7114/
Petriske719/
Pettrick716/
Petricks713/
Pestrick712/
Petrrick711/
Petricch711/
Petroics711/
Peatrick711/
Petraiks711/
Petricke710/
Peitrick710/
Petruk6716,519/
Petryk6713,652/
Petrík672,864/
Petrikova672,837/
Patrik672,159/
Perike671,987/
Pierik671,824/
Petriková671,232/
Petrek671,000/
Potrik67357/
Peyric67328/
Perick67309/
Petrec67182/
Pitrik6788/
Perioc6769/
Peraic6764/
Peerik6758/
Perikh6755/
Petricova6724/
Perzik6724/
Peyrik6715/
Peregh6715/
Petricová6715/
Petrex676/
Perric676/
Perzic676/
Perhik674/
Pétric674/
Perikë674/
Pieric673/
Pirigh673/
Patriq672/
Pericq672/
Peiric671/
Peirik671/
Peittrick671/
Perrik671/
Perikk671/
Piriog671/
Pitrix671/
Pétrik671/
Petryc671/
Peroic671/
Perixs671/
Pirzig671/
Pytrik671/
Petrisque671/
Patryg671/
Perygs670/
Peregs670/
Pherix670/
Perrix670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petrig
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