Petronilio Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Petronilio Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petronilio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1781:1,202,66541,567
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Petronílio (4) & Pêtronilio (1) are calculated separately.

Petronilio (2,480) may also be a first name.

Petronilio Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petronilio is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Petronílio or Pêtronilio. Click here to see other possible spellings of Petronilio.

How Common Is The Last Name Petronilio? popularity and diffusion

The surname Petronilio is the 1,276,805th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Petronilio are found; 99 percent are found in South America and 99 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 148,306th most frequently occurring given name globally It is held by 2,480 people.

Petronilio is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 1,202,665. In Brazil it is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 28 percent live, Bahia, where 21 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 15 percent live. Beside Brazil it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live.

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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 Petronilio
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