Petronella Surname

210,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Petronella Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petronella Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy9501:64,37511,487
United States6191:585,55647,866
Indonesia1521:870,06065,341
Botswana501:43,7398,388
France281:2,372,240182,981
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Zambia171:932,34829,315
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Curaçao141:11,232389
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
England61:9,286,343223,652
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Petronella (61,761) may also be a first name.

Petronella Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petronella has its highest incidence in Italy. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petronella? popularity and diffusion

Petronella is the 210,379th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,714,346 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Petronella reside; 48 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 48 percent reside in Italic Europe. Petronella is also the 15,501st most commonly occurring given name globally It is held by 61,761 people.

This surname is most common in Italy, where it is carried by 950 people, or 1 in 64,375. In Italy Petronella is most frequent in: Apulia, where 81 percent reside, Piedmont, where 8 percent reside and Basilicata, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Italy this surname is found in 42 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

Petronella Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Petronella has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Petronella last name grew 15,475 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petronella Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Petronella last name are 11.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.59% being registered to vote for the political party.

Petronella earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

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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 Petronella
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