Petropoulos Surname

48,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

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.

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Petropoulos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece8,4621:1,30950
United States1,2181:297,58527,515
Canada3871:95,20810,366
Australia3621:74,5748,754
Cyprus671:13,2071,526
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
England411:1,358,97760,528
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
France191:3,495,933219,029
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

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.

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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.

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