Petronila Surname

584,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Petronila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petronila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic2771:37,6642,069
Spain851:550,02426,624
Mexico681:1,825,38517,952
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Petronila (115,362) may also be a first name.

Petronila Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petronila is found in The Dominican Republic more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petronila? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 584,278th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 13,596,168 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Petronila reside; 52 percent reside in Caribbean and 52 percent reside in Hispano-Caribbean. Petronila is also the 8,938th most commonly used given name internationally, borne by 115,362 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The Dominican Republic, where it is carried by 277 people, or 1 in 37,664. Other than The Dominican Republic this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 16 percent are found and Mexico, where 13 percent are found.

Petronila Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Petronila has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Petronila surname rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petronila Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Petronila earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.62% more than the national average, earning $47,300 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
  • 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 Petronila
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