Petroni Surname

66,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Malta

Petroni Surname Definition:

(Italian) Descendant of big Pietro (rock).

Petroni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy3,9851:15,3472,539
Brazil1,1101:192,8607,441
Argentina9201:46,4603,918
United States7901:458,80939,173
Lebanon1151:49,0184,105
France1141:582,65577,962
Australia1121:241,03322,440
Malta961:4,482309
Canada411:898,67368,969
Uruguay231:149,20713,102
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
England141:3,979,861125,553
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

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

Petroni (1,779) may also be a first name.

Petroni Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Descendant of big Pietro (rock).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Petroni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petroni occurs most in Italy. It may occur as a variant: Pétroni. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petroni? popularity and diffusion

The surname Petroni is the 66,719th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 975,836 people. The surname Petroni is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Petroni reside; 55 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 55 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 181,363rd most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 1,779 people.

It is most commonly used in Italy, where it is borne by 3,985 people, or 1 in 15,347. In Italy it is most frequent in: Lazio, where 42 percent live, Tuscany, where 21 percent live and Apulia, where 10 percent live. Apart from Italy this surname is found in 43 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 15 percent live and Argentina, where 12 percent live.

Petroni Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Petroni has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 26,333 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Petroni Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Petroni surname is principally Sunni (61%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Petroni last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Petroni earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 4.21% less than the national average, earning €28,766 per year; in Peru they earn 46.18% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,433 per year; in United States they earn 22.23% more than the national average, earning $52,742 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.51% more than the national average, earning $50,431 CAD per year.

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