Petrita Surname
Approximately 305 people bear this surname
Petrita Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 296 | 1:67,831 | 8,135 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Petrita (651) may also be a first name.
Petrita Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petrita Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Petrita is carried by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Petrita? popularity and diffusion
Petrita is the 883,255th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 23,893,593 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Petrita reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Petrita is also the 325,541st most numerous given name world-wide, held by 651 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 296 people, or 1 in 67,831. In Romania it is most frequent in: Bihor County, where 57 percent reside, Dâmbovița County, where 17 percent reside and Arad County, where 10 percent reside. Other than Romania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Italy, where 1 percent reside.
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petrita
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