Petrila Surname

214,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Petrila Surname User-submission:

The Petrila surname is derived from Petrila, a town in Romania.

Petrila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,6341:12,2881,569
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Slovakia701:76,23514,799
Moldova241:148,39015,621
Malta241:17,9281,021
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England41:13,929,515290,718
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Petrilă (130) & Petrilä (14) are calculated separately.

Petrila (58) may also be a first name.

Petrila Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Petrila surname is derived from Petrila, a town in Romania.

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Petrila Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petrila (Georgian: პეტრილა, Russian: Петрила) has its highest incidence in Romania. It may also be rendered as a variant: Petrilă or Petrilä. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrila? popularity and diffusion

The last name Petrila is the 214,545th most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,801,537 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Petrila live; 91 percent live in Eastern Europe and 86 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,295,729th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 58 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Romania, where it is carried by 1,634 people, or 1 in 12,288. In Romania Petrila is most frequent in: Bihor County, where 39 percent reside, Iași County, where 22 percent reside and Neamț County, where 6 percent reside. Beside Romania this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Slovakia, where 4 percent reside.

Petrila Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Petrila last name are 5.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.62% registered with the political party.

Petrila earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.72% less than the national average, earning $39,820 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petrilă95130/
Petrilä9514/
Petriola9322/
Pettrila931/
Petroila931/
Petrilia931/
Petriela931/
Perila9267/
Petriglia88572/
Petryla86444/
Petrela86299/
Pereila86172/
Petrula86149/
Petrilo8673/
Petrili8667/
Periola8639/
Peerila8631/
Patrila8625/
Petrile8619/
Perilas867/
Perilia866/
Petrilj864/
Potrila864/
Perilat862/
Pierila862/
Peraila861/
Pesrila861/
Perrila861/
Perisla861/
Pergila861/
Petricella823/
Pistrila80248/
Petrulia80133/
Pietrula8093/
Petrulea8089/
Petrulla8058/
Pietryla8058/
Petrilho8057/
Petrzela8053/
Petrilio8039/
Petrilis8026/
Petrelia8026/
Petrisli8017/
Patrilah809/
Petrilos804/
Peeraila801/
Perreila801/
Petraile801/
Petrielo801/
Petrilih801/
Pietrela801/
Pitriola801/
Petrilhe801/
Pestrela801/
Patrilia801/
Pereilla801/
Petrulha801/
Petriles801/
Pereilia801/
Petrichella7829/
Perilo77367/
Perela77314/
Pirila7790/
Pärila772/
Pietrzela75411/
Perzhilla75147/
Petrislis7563/
Pietrulla7538/
Perriliat755/
Petryglia751/
Perisella751/
Pietrulia751/
Petrhilos751/
Pestrichella74355/
Periolo71286/
Petreli71202/
Petricelli7196/
Pereula7170/
Perrela7169/
Petrulo7159/
Patrula7150/
Petrely7150/
Perelai7134/
Patryla7133/
Petrele7131/
Perelas7118/
Peretla7117/
Petrylo7115/
Potrula7112/
Piritla7111/
Perelah7111/
Petrelo7111/
Perelay7110/
Patrilo719/
Perrilo716/
Perilio716/
Peruilo714/
Periseella713/
Peerela713/
Petrulă713/
Petrylaitė713/
Pierela713/
Perrileaux712/
Pirilau712/
Pirilas712/
Perylia712/
Petricello711/
Pereala711/
Pereela711/
Perelaa711/
Perelya711/
Pericellia711/
Perichella711/
Pitrela711/
Pitrula711/
Pereilo711/
Petréli711/
Periloo711/
Perilho711/
Petryła711/
Pietrzelaa711/
Pirilay711/
Pětrula711/
Piroila711/
Potrela711/
Petrullo671,015/
Petrelis67389/
Perilhou67259/
Petrulio6798/
Patrulea6795/
Pistrilă6757/
Pajrilah6737/
Pereillo6723/
Patrulla6722/
Petruelo6719/
Pietreli6717/
Perricellia6712/
Pietrylo6711/
Perriolo6710/
Petrulho6710/
Perrielo677/
Petrichelli677/
Petreley676/
Pestreli676/
Pistrile676/
Peereela675/
Perealla674/
Patrilio674/
Pietrele674/
Pathrula673/
Perrelia672/
Pietryła672/
Petrelio672/
Perilous671/
Periloux671/
Petrílio671/
Patrelia671/
Peyrelad671/
Pestrelo671/
Periglio671/
Pistrilä671/
Pitrzela671/
Potrilho671/
Peroilio671/
Petrechella671/
Patrilho671/
Pattrilo670/

Petrila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petrila in the Georgian language
პეტრილაpetrila-
Petrila in the Russian language
Петрилаpetrila-

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