Petrof Surname

391,429th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Petrof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petrof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania4001:50,1956,202
Russia2131:676,63457,992
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Greece271:410,36354,524
England111:5,065,278148,650
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Belize21:177,7373,502
France21:33,211,361423,184
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Petrof (10) may also be a first name.

Petrof Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petrof (Russian: Петроф) is found most frequently in Romania. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrof? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 391,429th most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 8,061,445 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Petrof reside; 65 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 44 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name globally, held by 10 people.

The last name Petrof is most widespread in Romania, where it is held by 400 people, or 1 in 50,195. In Romania Petrof is most common in: Brăila County, where 39 percent are found, Bucharest Municipality, where 24 percent are found and Constanța County, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Romania this last name occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Petrof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Petrof has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Petrof surname increased 875 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petrof Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Petrof surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Petrof last name are 21.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68% registered to vote for the party.

Petrof earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.52% more than the national average, earning $49,414 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petroff925,860/
Petroof925/
Pettrof922/
Pestrof921/
Petrovf921/
Petrofe921/
Perof916/
Petroffe8614/
Peatroff868/
Pettroff864/
Pestroff862/
Petrooff861/
Petrosff861/
Pietroff861/
Petrov83584,743/
Petrow831,770/
Peroff83246/
Pitrof83114/
Petrob8322/
Perosf835/
Perouf832/
Potrof831/
Petraf831/
Petrofová8010/
Pfestroff801/
Petrova77547,957/
Petrovs773,329/
Pestrov77478/
Pietrow77436/
Petrowa77159/
Pitroff77144/
Pittrof7786/
Pettrow7745/
Paetrow7732/
Petroov7724/
Petrrov7715/
Perzoff7714/
Pietrov7712/
Patroff7710/
Peetrov779/
Pettrov779/
Petroph776/
Pyterof774/
Phetrov773/
Phetrob773/
Petrojv772/
Pottrof772/
Pétroff772/
Perooff771/
Pheroff771/
Petrotv771/
Petroyv771/
Petrauf771/
Petroiv771/
Petraff771/
Petrovd771/
Peiroff771/
Peitrow771/
Perouff771/
Ppetrov771/
Perroff771/
Perov7314,309/
Perow73170/
Pirof7329/
Perob730/
Pittroff71929/
Pottroff7170/
Pathroff7113/
Petrrova717/
Petrovch717/
Pettrova716/
Pierroff715/
Peetrova714/
Piotroff711/
Perouffe711/
Petrovth711/
Pherroff710/
Perova6717,735/
Perrow671,313/
Pitrov67325/
Patrow67272/
Petrovová67227/
Patrov67179/
Petrów67168/
Perzow6752/
Perowa6752/
Perzov6742/
Perovs6732/
Peyrow6729/
Peirov6728/
Pesraf6726/
Pierov6722/
Pierow6720/
Potrov6719/
Perrov6717/
Petrav6715/
Peirow6713/
Pitrofová6711/
Petrovova6711/
Pätrow6710/
Piroff678/
Peerov676/
Pitrow676/
Pergov674/
Peruow674/
Peyrov673/
Perhov673/
Pytrov673/
Petraw672/
Pyroff671/
Peroov671/
Perouv671/
Petrowová671/
Petròv671/
Petrôv671/
Perhow671/
Pérouf671/
Pearow670/
Preoff670/

Petrof Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petrof in the Russian language
Петрофpetrof-

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Footnotes

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  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petrof
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