Petrovas Surname

642,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Petrovas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petrovas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania2181:13,9202,554
Greece1471:75,37312,701
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
England61:9,286,343223,652
Norway61:857,04855,549
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Petrovas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petrovas (Russian: Петровас) is more frequently found in Lithuania than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Petrovas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrovas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Petrovas is the 642,991st most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 15,439,716 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Petrovas are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Lithuania, where it is borne by 218 people, or 1 in 13,920. In Lithuania Petrovas is most common in: Vilnius County, where 59 percent reside, Kaunas County, where 33 percent reside and Klaipėda County, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Lithuania this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Petrovas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Petrovas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Petrovas last name expanded 4,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petrovas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Petrovas last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.85% being registered with the party.

Petrovas earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.76% less than the national average, earning $41,525 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Petrovas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petrovas in the Russian language
Петровасpetrovas-

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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 Petrovas
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