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Where Does The Last Name Petros Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Petros (Arabic: بتروس, Georgian: პეტროს, Hindi: पेट्रोस, Russian: Петрос) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Petroš, Pétros or Pětroš. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petros? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 14,125^th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 184,672 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Petros are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Petros is also the 7,261^st most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 144,248 people.

The last name Petros is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 32,196 people, or 1 in 3,030. Other than Ethiopia Petros occurs in 77 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Petros Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Petros has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Petros surname expanded 38,325 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petros Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Petros last name is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Petros surname are 2.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.57% being registered with the political party.

The amount Petros earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 17.4% less than the national average, earning 285,851 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 30.07% less than the national average, earning R 166,176 per year; in Colombia they earn 38.55% less than the national average, earning $13,950,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.79% more than the national average, earning $46,941 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.16% more than the national average, earning $49,764 CAD per year.