Petriš Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Petriš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petriš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia751:56,38110,623
Slovakia201:266,82240,422
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Petris (4,857), Petriş (58), Petřiš (1), Pétris (20), Petříš (7) & Petrís (1) are calculated separately.

Petriš Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petriš occurs most in Croatia. It can appear as: Petris, Petriş, Petřiš, Pétris, Petříš or Petrís. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petriš? popularity and diffusion

The surname Petriš is the 1,828,462nd most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Petriš live; 79 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Croatia, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 56,381. In Croatia it is primarily found in: Zagreb County, where 43 percent live, Međimurje County, where 19 percent live and Varaždin County, where 17 percent live. Outside of Croatia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 20 percent live and Slovenia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petris944,857/
Petriş9458/
Petřiš941/
Pétris8920/
Petříš897/
Petrís891/
Petric836,518/
Petrič832,922/
Petriz831,510/
Petreš83244/
Petriç8320/
Petrix838/
Petrij837/
Petrišová8025/
Petrich775,863/
Pietris77291/
Petrice77270/
Peetris7775/
Petruic7773/
Petroix7744/
Petrish7736/
Pietriş7727/
Pettric7716/
Petriss779/
Petroić775/
Pettriz773/
Pethric772/
Petruis772/
Petruić772/
Petries772/
Pethris771/
Petroic771/
Pestris771/
Petrais771/
Petrizs771/
Phetris771/
Pettris770/
Pettrich7178/
Pietrois7166/
Petrisch7159/
Petraits7143/
Petriche7117/
Petrishe7113/
Petrisse7110/
Pestrich719/
Petroich716/
Peatrice714/
Pietrish714/
Petruise712/
Petritch712/
Petrisce711/
Petraicz711/
Peatrise711/
Peiteris711/
Petreich710/
Petres67954/
Petrec67182/
Petrej67102/
Petrische6786/
Pitris6766/
Petrez6761/
Pestreich6745/
Petrys6744/
Petraiche6727/
Petrešová6713/
Pettrisch6711/
Pettriess679/
Pétriz676/
Petrisova676/
Petrex676/
Petřišová673/
Petrisová673/
Petrés673/
Pètriz671/
Petryś671/
Petrishch671/
Petryc671/
Pitrix671/
Petřič671/

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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
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  • 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 Petriš
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