Petrillo Surname

33,953rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Petrillo Surname Definition:

(Italian) Descendant of little Pietro (rock).

Petrillo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy8,2401:7,4221,020
United States5,3261:68,0557,917
Argentina6301:67,8475,793
Brazil4241:504,89219,024
Switzerland1911:43,0005,974
England1431:389,63727,109
Canada1421:259,47624,513
France731:909,900105,096
Venezuela721:419,5018,522
Belgium641:179,63524,162
Australia641:421,80833,593
Germany621:1,298,47582,291
Chile501:352,3299,825
Uruguay261:131,99112,009
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Israel131:658,28045,106
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

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

Petrillo (69) may also be a first name.

Petrillo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Descendant of little Pietro (rock).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Petrillo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petrillo occurs more in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Pétrillo. For other possible spellings of Petrillo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrillo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 33,953rd most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 466,343 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Petrillo are found; 53 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 53 percent are found in Italic Europe. Petrillo is also the 1,171,416th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 69 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is borne by 8,240 people, or 1 in 7,422. In Italy Petrillo is most prevalent in: Campania, where 63 percent are found, Lazio, where 12 percent are found and Piedmont, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Italy this surname exists in 41 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Argentina, where 4 percent are found.

Petrillo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Petrillo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Petrillo last name increased 133,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petrillo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Petrillo surname are 5.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.3% being registered with the party.

The amount Petrillo earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 15.95% more than the national average, earning €34,820 per year; in United States they earn 17.1% more than the national average, earning $50,526 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.37% more than the national average, earning $61,294 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pétrillo962/
Petriello94732/
Pietrillo949/
Pettrillo941/
Peetrillo941/
Petrillio941/
Perillo9315,787/
Petrllo931/
Petrilla88942/
Petrello88496/
Perrillo88138/
Patrillo8861/
Periello8822/
Potrillo8812/
Perillou888/
Perillos881/
Periollo881/
Pierillo881/
Peirillo881/
Perillio881/
Perillot881/
Perllo861/
Perriello82890/
Petriella82786/
Perilloux82541/
Petrellio8244/
Perillous8232/
Patrillou8214/
Pietrello8210/
Petraello827/
Pestrello827/
Pettrello825/
Patriello823/
Petruello822/
Peyrillou822/
Petrillia821/
Patrilluo821/
Perilliot820/
Perilla8014,874/
Perello8011,514/
Pirillo803,320/
Petrlla804/
Perêllo801/
Perrilloux78346/
Peyrilloux7822/
Peyrillous7813/
Perrillous783/
Perlo772,629/
Petrella7512,239/
Perillat75877/
Perrello75248/
Patrilla75105/
Pitrello7581/
Patrello7576/
Perrilla7576/
Pirillos7575/
Pirillou7570/
Pyrillos7542/
Peirello7525/
Perillau7515/
Pierello757/
Perillas756/
Perillia754/
Pyrillou754/
Perlloux753/
Peerilla753/
Peruello753/
Pirrillo752/
Piorillo752/
Pitrilla752/
Potrilla752/
Pajrillo751/
Pairillo751/
Perillla751/
Phetrloi751/
Perlot71984/
Pietrella71822/
Perrillat71576/
Perloy71432/
Petrla71180/
Perillaud71169/
Perlla7196/
Perloz7187/
Pierlo7173/
Perilliat7151/
Perlos7142/
Perriella7124/
Perruello7114/
Pestrella7111/
Pearlo718/
Pirriello716/
Perloh715/
Pettrella714/
Perilleau713/
Pirllo712/
Patriella711/
Pierrello711/
Peryllous711/
Périllous711/
Ppirillou711/
Perloa711/
Perillaux710/
Perella671,839/
Pirello67303/
Perelló67251/
Perrilliat67166/
Pirilla6741/
Perlott6722/
Peerlla6716/
Perillault6715/
Peyrillaud6710/
Petrlia674/
Perrillaux672/
Perellò672/
Patrlla671/
Peirlla671/
Perllia671/
Perrlot671/
Perîlla671/
Perloos671/
Phetrla671/
Phejrlo671/
Perlgoy670/
Peirlot670/

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