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.
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Average Petropoulos Salary in
United States
$49,316 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 found in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Petropoulos.
How Common Is The Last Name Petropoulos? popularity and diffusion
The surname Petropoulos is the 48,084th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 678,669 people. The last name Petropoulos is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Petropoulos live; 79 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent live in Helleno-Europe.
The surname Petropoulos is most common in Greece, where it is borne by 8,462 people, or 1 in 1,309. In Greece Petropoulos is mostly found in: Attica, where 38 percent reside, Western Greece, where 20 percent reside and Peloponnese, where 17 percent reside. Not including Greece this surname occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.
Petropoulos Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Petropoulos are 2.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.41% being registered with the political 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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