Petrotta Surname

679,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Petrotta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petrotta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2161:283,13336,430
United States1761:2,059,426131,385
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
England81:6,964,757184,742
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Petrotta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petrotta is more commonly found in Italy than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrotta? popularity and diffusion

Petrotta is the 679,794th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 16,638,233 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Petrotta reside; 50 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 49 percent reside in Italic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Italy, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 283,133. In Italy Petrotta is mostly found in: Sicily, where 62 percent reside, Lazio, where 34 percent reside and Emilia-Romagna, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Italy Petrotta is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Belgium, where 4 percent reside.

Petrotta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Petrotta last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Petrotta earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.51% less than the national average, earning $42,498 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.46% more than the national average, earning $50,410 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Petrotta
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis