Petrolese Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Petrolese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petrolese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France201:3,321,136213,627
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Petrolese Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petrolese is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrolese? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Petrolese reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Petrolese is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 3,321,136. In France Petrolese is most common in: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 90 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 5 percent are found and Occitanie, where 5 percent are found. Other than France it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

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