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 carried by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrof? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 391,429th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 8,061,445 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Petrof are found; 65 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 44 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 10 people.

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

Petrof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Petrof has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Petrof surname increased 875 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petrof Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Petrof surname are 21.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68% registered with the political 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

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