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

Petrou (Russian: Петроу) is found most frequently in Greece. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

Petrou is the 33,902^nd most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 465,420 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Petrou live; 81 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 81 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Petrou is also the 925,156^th most frequently used forename worldwide. It is borne by 104 people.

The last name Petrou is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is held by 7,135 people, or 1 in 1,553. In Greece Petrou is most common in: Attica, where 36 percent are found, Central Macedonia, where 14 percent are found and Thessaly, where 12 percent are found. Not including Greece this last name 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 frequency of Petrou has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Petrou surname expanded 21,033 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petrou Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Petrou surname 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.