Petronetto Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Petronetto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petronetto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1461:1,466,26349,230
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080

Petronetto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petronetto is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petronetto? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,441,361st most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname Petronetto is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Petronetto live; 98 percent live in South America and 98 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is carried by 146 people, or 1 in 1,466,263. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Espírito Santo, where 82 percent reside, Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent reside and Mato Grosso, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Brazil it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peronetto9531/
Petroneto9521/
Perronitto801/
Pirronitto7081/
Peronita678/
Pirronnitto671/
Petrunita635/
Pirronito631/
Pironita561/
Pitranata534/

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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 Petronetto
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