Petrosanu Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Petrosanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petrosanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2681:74,9178,887
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Petroşanu (15) are calculated separately.

Petrosanu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Petrosanu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Petrosanu occurs most in Romania. It can also occur in the variant forms: Petroşanu. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrosanu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Petrosanu is the 930,678th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 25,751,046 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Petrosanu are found; 95 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The last name Petrosanu is most common in Romania, where it is held by 268 people, or 1 in 74,917. In Romania it is mostly found in: Prahova County, where 29 percent are found, Buzău County, where 24 percent are found and Dolj County, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Romania Petrosanu exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Petrosanu Last Name Statistics demography

Petrosanu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petroşanu9615/
Pietrosanu95186/
Petroșsanu951/
Pietroseanu904/
Petrusanu891/
Pietroşanu841/
Patrasanu78178/
Petrogiannou7621/
Patrashanu7419/
Petrucianu742/
Păroşanu714/
Patrašanu671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petrosanu
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