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

The last name Petrou (Russian: Петроу) is more frequently found in Greece than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name is the 33,902^nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 465,420 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Petrou live; 81 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 81 percent live in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 925,156^th most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 104 people.

The surname is most widely held in Greece, where it is borne by 7,135 people, or 1 in 1,553. In Greece Petrou is mostly found in: Attica, where 36 percent are found, Central Macedonia, where 14 percent are found and Thessaly, where 12 percent are found. Besides Greece Petrou is found in 50 countries. It is also common in Cyprus, where 34 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Petrou Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Petrou has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Petrou surname increased 21,033 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petrou Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Petrou last name are 6.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.45% registered with the political party.

The amount Petrou earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 614.94% more than the national average, earning R 1,698,970 per year; in United States they earn 19.58% more than the national average, earning $51,597 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.31% more than the national average, earning $66,230 CAD per year.