Petrossian Surname

385,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 922 people bear this surname

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

Petrossian Surname User-submission:

This is an Armenian surname, meaning 'son of Petros/Bedros' (Peter).

Petrossian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7301:496,51941,799
France491:1,355,566135,191
England291:1,921,31276,208
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Petrossian Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is an Armenian surname, meaning 'son of Petros/Bedros' (Peter).

- kalebpet480

Petrossian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petrossian is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrossian? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 385,337th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 7,904,063 people. The surname Petrossian occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Petrossian live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 730 people, or 1 in 496,519. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 66 percent reside, New York, where 7 percent reside and Virginia, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Petrossian occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in France, where 5 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Petrossian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Petrossian last name are 2.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.43% registered with the party.

The amount Petrossian earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.02% more than the national average, earning $50,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.38% more than the national average, earning $63,284 CAD per year.

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