Petronela Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Iceland

Petronela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petronela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1641:806,39861,285
Romania311:647,67345,663
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

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

Petronela (48,581) may also be a first name.

Petronela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petronela (Russian: Петронела) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Pétronela. For other potential spellings of Petronela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petronela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,129,067th most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Petronela are found; 73 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 73 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Petronela is also the 18,974th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 48,581 people.

This surname is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 164 people, or 1 in 806,398. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 59 percent live, West Kalimantan, where 15 percent live and South Sulawesi, where 12 percent live. Beside Indonesia Petronela exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 14 percent live and Italy, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Petronela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petronela in the Russian language
Петронелаpetronela-

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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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  • 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 Petronela
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