Petroiu Surname

318,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Petroiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petroiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,1431:17,5662,263
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
England51:11,143,612252,590
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Petroiu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petroiu is most common in Romania. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petroiu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Petroiu is the 318,950th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,212,742 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Petroiu reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

It is most common in Romania, where it is borne by 1,143 people, or 1 in 17,566. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Buzău County, where 20 percent are found, Bucharest Municipality, where 18 percent are found and Bacău County, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Romania Petroiu occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Petroiu Last Name Statistics demography

Petroiu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pietroiu9358/
Pestroiu9320/
Petroius930/
Petriu92242/
Patroiu8644/
Pătroiu8627/
Petrius8616/
Perșoiu8610/
Perogiu861/
Petriou861/
Petroju861/
Petriue861/
Periu83187/
Pestrițu8013/
Petruțiu809/
Pestrius801/
Perius771,039/
Periou77442/
Piroiu77136/
Păroiu77100/
Periut7798/
Perriu7759/
Peroju7742/
Petryu778/
Patriu773/
Peruiu772/
Perjiu771/
Periuć771/
Perieu771/
Periju771/
Peryou771/
Peeriu771/
Peraou770/
Pistroius751/
Perrius7135/
Perieau716/
Potroju714/
Petryus712/
Peträus711/
Peyrieu711/
Periuss711/
Pierieu710/
Pereieu710/
Perju673,710/
Petrehus67231/
Piriu67228/
Petrehuș6794/
Petrehuş6774/
Pistrițu6752/
Patriyou675/
Perrieau672/
Peryu672/
Perriult671/
Potraiju671/
Pistrius671/
Petryhus671/

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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 Petroiu
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