Petronis Surname

217,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Petronis Surname Definition:

(Lithuanian) The son of Petras (rock).

Petronis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania1,3141:2,309314
United States4061:892,75667,416
Canada421:877,27667,671
England291:1,921,31276,208
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Norway71:734,61250,907
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Petronis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Lithuanian) The son of Petras (rock).

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

Petronis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petronis (Russian: Петронис) is carried by more people in Lithuania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petronis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Petronis is the 217,988th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,876,354 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Petronis live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in Baltic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Lithuania, where it is held by 1,314 people, or 1 in 2,309. In Lithuania it is primarily found in: Utena County, where 33 percent reside, Vilnius County, where 24 percent reside and Panevėžys County, where 24 percent reside. Besides Lithuania Petronis exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Petronis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Petronis last name are 14.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.86% registered with the political party.

The amount Petronis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 22.83% more than the national average, earning $53,001 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.16% more than the national average, earning $56,720 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petronios944/
Petroni937,468/
Peronis93151/
Petronnais891/
Petronio884,901/
Patronis88610/
Petronie88302/
Petranis88115/
Petronic8871/
Petrunis8847/
Petrones8825/
Petrenis8818/
Perronis8816/
Perhonis886/
Peatroni885/
Petroniz884/
Petronys882/
Petrosni881/
Petronni881/
Peroni8612,973/
Phetromni82626/
Pietranis82235/
Petronije8212/
Petronets8210/
Perronnis829/
Perhonish825/
Petronich821/
Petrônios821/
Peirounis821/
Petrone8018,903/
Perroni804,454/
Petrona80686/
Peronio80205/
Petrani80162/
Petrony8058/
Pironis8037/
Petráni8037/
Peronni8032/
Peironi8028/
Pergoni8024/
Pitroni806/
Perzoni803/
Peronie803/
Petronh803/
Perones802/
Pétroni801/
Peranis801/
Petrouneas7819/
Pietranies785/
Petrosinni781/
Petronaggi781/
Petrányi75814/
Pettrone75465/
Peyronie75123/
Petranyi7585/
Pietrone7564/
Perrones7557/
Perronie7545/
Petronne7532/
Pietrona7528/
Petranic7521/
Petronje7518/
Perangis7515/
Petrangi7513/
Petronec7511/
Petrouna7511/
Perronio7511/
Perganis756/
Peronese754/
Pirounis753/
Perronni752/
Peerouni752/
Petranys752/
Pieronij751/
Peitrani751/
Pieronoi751/
Petroune751/
Pieronni751/
Patrones751/
Peyronni751/
Petranio751/
Petronet751/
Petrónio751/
Peirouni751/
Pitranis751/
Peeronio751/
Perona718,327/
Perone715,312/
Pironi712,226/
Phetranoi711,313/
Perani711,114/
Petrunich71129/
Petronytė71106/
Perony7178/
Phetranui7174/
Petrunets7155/
Peyronnie7149/
Petranich7144/
Peroggini7126/
Petronech718/
Perronnie718/
Phetronna718/
Petrounea714/
Perronnes712/
Peyrounie711/
Petronetz711/
Pierronie711/
Pietraniś711/
Peroné711/
Pyroni711/
Péroni711/
Petronnet710/
Perrone6752,872/
Peirone672,839/
Pietroń672,027/
Peronet67803/
Pitrone67753/
Peronne67737/
Pirroni67357/
Pherani67327/
Peranio67309/
Pierone67266/
Pironio67231/
Peronny67208/
Perrony67128/
Peirona67121/
Peroune67112/
Peyrona6787/
Peyrone6775/
Peyrony6769/
Petrane6761/
Petrany6760/
Petrány6756/
Perrona6747/
Perangi6732/
Peroney6731/
Pejrone6728/
Pejrani6719/
Peraniy6714/
Perouny679/
Peragni677/
Petrana677/
Pitrani675/
Peranni675/
Peramni674/
Pergone674/
Perrani672/
Pierona672/
Pierony672/
Peranie672/
Peronna672/
Pherone671/
Petroneová671/
Peranyi671/
Pironit671/
Peronez671/
Petrône671/
Paironi671/
Perroní671/
Petróné671/
Peranes671/
Peroina671/
Peroine671/
Peroner671/
Pironni671/
Pirouni671/
Pitrona671/
Pyrouni671/
Pétrona671/
Pétrone671/
Peroona671/
Pironie670/
Peerony670/

Petronis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petronis in the Russian language
Петронисpetronis-

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