Petriu Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Romania

Petriu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petriu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1811:1,182,73140,970
Romania451:446,17535,142
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Petriu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petriu (Russian: Петриу) is found most in Brazil. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Petriu.

How Common Is The Last Name Petriu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,038,570th most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. The last name Petriu is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Petriu live; 75 percent live in South America and 75 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name Petriu is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 1,182,731. In Brazil Petriu is primarily concentrated in: Paraná, where 96 percent reside, Santa Catarina, where 2 percent reside and São Paulo, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Brazil this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petroiu921,173/
Petrius9216/
Petriou921/
Petriue921/
Periu91187/
Pietroiu8658/
Pestroiu8620/
Pestrițu8613/
Petruțiu869/
Pestrius861/
Petroius860/
Perius831,039/
Periou83442/
Periut8398/
Perriu8359/
Petryu838/
Patriu833/
Peruiu832/
Peeriu831/
Periju831/
Perjiu831/
Periuć831/
Perieu831/
Patroiu7744/
Perrius7735/
Pătroiu7727/
Perșoiu7710/
Perieau776/
Petryus772/
Perogiu771/
Peträus771/
Peyrieu771/
Periuss771/
Petroju771/
Pierieu770/
Perju733,710/
Piriu73228/
Peryu732/
Petrehus71231/
Petrehuș7194/
Petrehuş7174/
Pistrițu7152/
Perrieau712/
Potraiju711/
Perriult711/
Petryhus711/
Pistrius711/
Piriou673,670/
Pereau67252/
Piroiu67136/
Păroiu67100/
Perjus6778/
Pătrău6761/
Pierrieau6748/
Peroju6742/
Pirius6739/
Périou6719/
Peryus676/
Peréus675/
Potrju673/
Perryu672/
Peryou671/
Pistroius671/
Piriut671/
Pyriou671/
Päträu671/
Piriju671/

Petriu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petriu in the Russian language
Петриуpetriu-

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Footnotes

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