Petronillo Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Petronillo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petronillo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Petronillo (194) may also be a first name.

Petronillo Last Name Facts

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

Petronillo has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petronillo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Petronillo is the 3,665,662nd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Petronillo reside; 72 percent reside in South America and 72 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 651,944th most widely held given name at a global level It is held by 194 people.

Petronillo is most widespread in Brazil, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 10,194,016. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 90 percent are found, Ceará, where 5 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Brazil this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 21 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Petronillo
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