Petroleos Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Petroleos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Petroleos Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

The alternate forms: Petróleos (1) are calculated separately.

Petroleos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petroleos is found most in Colombia. It may also occur as: Petróleos. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petroleos? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Petroleos is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Petroleos are found; 80 percent are found in South America and 60 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

The surname is most commonly used in Colombia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 15,924,691. Beside Colombia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 20 percent live and Ecuador, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petróleos961/
Petroleo9411/
Petrouleas8465/
Petraleo821/
Petruleas789/
Petroulea785/
Peralejos781/
Perolhio711/
Peralea631/
Peralías591/
Petralgia564/
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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 Petroleos
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