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

The surname Petros (Arabic: بتروس, Georgian: პეტროს, Hindi: पेट्रोस, Russian: Петрос) is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It may be rendered as a variant: Petroš, Pétros or Pětroš. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname Petros is the 14,125^th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 184,672 people. The last name Petros is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Petros live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 7,261^st most prevalent given name internationally, held by 144,248 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 32,196 people, or 1 in 3,030. Other than Ethiopia this last name exists in 77 countries. It also occurs 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 over time. 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 devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Petros are 2.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.57% 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.