Petritz Surname

511,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Petritz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petritz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria3071:27,7384,402
United States2111:1,717,815113,709
Germany821:981,77468,040
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Petritz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petritz is most common in Austria. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Petritz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petritz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 511,519th most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,404,610 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Petritz are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Austria, where it is borne by 307 people, or 1 in 27,738. In Austria it is most frequent in: Carinthia, where 89 percent reside, Styria, where 7 percent reside and Salzburg, where 2 percent reside. Not including Austria this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Germany, where 13 percent reside.

Petritz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Petritz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Petritz last name increased 10,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petritz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Petritz are 22.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76.19% registered to vote for the party.

Petritz earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.89% more than the national average, earning $51,730 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pietritz931/
Pettritz930/
Petriz921,510/
Peritz92377/
Pieritz86662/
Petricz8621/
Petrutz8618/
Petrits8610/
Pettriz863/
Peiritz861/
Petrizs861/
Petretz860/
Perritz860/
Periz831,106/
Pierritz8049/
Petraits8043/
Pieritsz8015/
Pieritzs802/
Petritch802/
Pettrits802/
Petraicz801/
Petritci801/
Potraitz800/
Perroitz800/
Peretz7727,346/
Petrić777,195/
Petric776,518/
Petrič772,922/
Patriz771,391/
Pyritz77346/
Pehriz77121/
Piritz7789/
Petrez7761/
Peraiz7750/
Periez7742/
Petriç7720/
Perriz776/
Pieriz776/
Pétriz776/
Perits775/
Peeriz774/
Peroiz773/
Peruiz772/
Pereiz771/
Petriţ771/
Perizs771/
Pètriz771/
Peiriz771/
Pericz771/
Petritsch751,080/
Petraites7526/
Petruites751/
Petrich715,863/
Petrici71462/
Petrics71320/
Petrucz71258/
Petrecz71168/
Pairitz71129/
Petruic7173/
Perriez7160/
Perretz7138/
Pettric7116/
Patrizz7114/
Peritts7110/
Payritz718/
Patrutz716/
Petrets715/
Peritch715/
Petroić715/
Patrits714/
Peirits714/
Petreez713/
Petreci713/
Petrzec713/
Peiriez712/
Pethric712/
Petritsova712/
Pietric712/
Petruić712/
Petroic711/
Petrids711/
Petrycz711/
Peretzh711/
Potraiz711/
Petryci711/
Petryts711/
Peeretz711/
Pietrez710/
Perrits710/
Perez677,748,127/
Perić6727,440/
Piriz6714,667/
Peric675,142/
Peréz67280/
Perič67196/
Pettrich6778/
Píriz6774/
Petrišče6730/
Perèz6730/
Petriche6717/
Peritsch6716/
Périz6714/
Peiritsh678/
Petroich676/
Periç673/
Petrichs672/
Pèriz672/
Petretci671/
Petroics671/
Petrichtche671/
Perêz671/
Periszcz671/
Petreich670/
Perritts670/
Perretze670/

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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 Petritz
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