Petropoulos Surname
Approximately 10,738 people bear this surname
Petropoulos Surname User-submission:
Petropoulos is a Greek equivalent of the surname Peterson but people with these 2 surnames don't belong to the same family. Petropoulos is also equivalent to Petridis, Petrakis, etc (for Greece). This is one of the least common surnames in Greece with over 10K bearers.
Read More About This SurnamePetropoulos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 8,462 | 1:1,309 | 50 |
| United States | 1,218 | 1:297,585 | 27,515 |
| Canada | 387 | 1:95,208 | 10,366 |
| Australia | 362 | 1:74,574 | 8,754 |
| Cyprus | 67 | 1:13,207 | 1,526 |
| Germany | 53 | 1:1,518,971 | 91,373 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| South Africa | 36 | 1:1,504,936 | 77,557 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Petropoulos Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Petropoulos is a Greek equivalent of the surname Peterson but people with these 2 surnames don't belong to the same family. Petropoulos is also equivalent to Petridis, Petrakis, etc (for Greece). This is one of the least common surnames in Greece with over 10K bearers.
- aris.dryg11Petropoulos Demographics
Average Male Petropoulos Height
176.91 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Petropoulos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petropoulos Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Petropoulos is borne by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Petropoulos.
How Common Is The Last Name Petropoulos? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 48,084th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 678,669 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Petropoulos live; 79 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent live in Helleno-Europe.
This surname is most widespread in Greece, where it is carried by 8,462 people, or 1 in 1,309. In Greece Petropoulos is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 38 percent live, Western Greece, where 20 percent live and Peloponnese, where 17 percent live. Other than Greece this surname occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.
Petropoulos Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Petropoulos last name are 2.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.41% being registered with the party.
The amount Petropoulos earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 109.37% more than the national average, earning R 497,532 per year; in United States they earn 14.29% more than the national average, earning $49,316 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.07% more than the national average, earning $59,656 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petropoulous | 96 | 14 | / |
| Petroupoulos | 96 | 1 | / |
| Petropoulose | 96 | 1 | / |
| Petropulos | 95 | 301 | / |
| Petropolos | 95 | 14 | / |
| Petropouls | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ptropoulos | 95 | 1 | / |
| H Petropoulos | 92 | 1 | / |
| Patropoulos | 91 | 47 | / |
| Petropoylos | 91 | 17 | / |
| Petropolous | 91 | 12 | / |
| Petropoulus | 91 | 3 | / |
| Petropoulas | 91 | 3 | / |
| Petropullos | 91 | 2 | / |
| Petropoulis | 91 | 2 | / |
| Petroupolos | 91 | 1 | / |
| Pitropoulos | 91 | 1 | / |
| Petropouleas | 87 | 180 | / |
| Pateropoulos | 87 | 70 | / |
| Pettropoulus | 87 | 1 | / |
| Pytiropoulos | 87 | 1 | / |
| Petropolis | 86 | 82 | / |
| Patropulos | 86 | 18 | / |
| Petropolus | 86 | 4 | / |
| Petropylos | 86 | 1 | / |
| Petropuloz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Petroopouleas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Paterropoulos | 83 | 1 | / |
| Petropuolus | 82 | 2 | / |
| Petropaulis | 82 | 1 | / |
| Petroplus | 80 | 23 | / |
| Petroplis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Podaropoulos | 78 | 32 | / |
| Petrópolis | 76 | 24 | / |
| Petropulce | 76 | 1 | / |
| Patropolis | 76 | 1 | / |
| Pétroplus | 70 | 1 | / |
| Piedra Pullas | 58 | 1 | / |
| Boudouropoulus | 56 | 1 | / |
| Petry-Bilse | 55 | 1 | / |
| Beato Robles | 52 | 1 | / |
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