Petrosky Surname

146,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,023 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Petrosky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petrosky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9181:124,21513,208
Canada471:783,94961,790
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Petrosky (17) may also be a first name.

Petrosky Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petrosky (Russian: Петроский) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrosky? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 146,609th most frequently held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,410,700 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Petrosky reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Petrosky is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held given name throughout the world, borne by 17 people.

The last name Petrosky is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2,918 people, or 1 in 124,215. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 26 percent reside, Texas, where 13 percent reside and Ohio, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Petrosky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Petrosky has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 11,672 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petrosky Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Petrosky last name are 8.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.44% being registered with the political party.

The amount Petrosky earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.77% more than the national average, earning $45,209 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.86% less than the national average, earning $45,281 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Petrosky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petrosky in the Russian language
Петроскийpetroskij-

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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
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  • 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 Petrosky
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