Petrovs Surname

135,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Petrovs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petrovs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia3,1771:64538
England331:1,688,42669,999
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Norway81:642,78647,258
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Petrovs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petrovs (Russian: Петровс) occurs most in Latvia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrovs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 135,112th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,189,110 people. The surname Petrovs occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Petrovs are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The last name Petrovs is most frequent in Latvia, where it is carried by 3,177 people, or 1 in 645. In Latvia it is most frequent in: Riga Planning Region, where 50 percent live, Latgale, where 28 percent live and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 11 percent live. Apart from Latvia this surname occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Petrovs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Petrovs surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Petrovs earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.21% less than the national average, earning $38,743 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petrov92584,743/
Perovs9232/
Petrova86547,957/
Pestrov86478/
Petroov8624/
Petrrov8615/
Pietrov8612/
Peetrov869/
Pettrov869/
Phetrov863/
Petrovc863/
Petrojv862/
Petrotv861/
Petroyv861/
Petroiv861/
Petrovd861/
Perhovs861/
Ppetrov861/
Petrovf861/
Perov8314,309/
Petrovch807/
Petrrova807/
Pettrova806/
Peetrova804/
Peatrops801/
Petrovth801/
Petrosff801/
Perova7717,735/
Petrow771,770/
Petrof77904/
Pitrov77325/
Perzov7742/
Peirov7728/
Pierov7722/
Petrob7722/
Perrov7717/
Petrav7715/
Peerov776/
Perosf775/
Pergov774/
Peyrov773/
Perhov773/
Pytrov773/
Peroov771/
Perouv771/
Petròv771/
Petrôv771/
Petrovová75227/
Petrovova7511/
Petrofová7510/
Petrowová751/
Petroff715,860/
Pietrow71436/
Petrowa71159/
Pyterov7199/
Pitrova7195/
Pettrow7145/
Perrova7124/
Pyotrov7121/
Perohyv7117/
Peirova7113/
Peerova718/
Petroph716/
Pergova715/
Pistrov715/
Petroof715/
Phetrob713/
Peyrova713/
Pytrova712/
Perzhov712/
Pettrof712/
Pystrov711/
Perrows711/
Pestrof711/
Pehrova711/
Peitrow711/
Pétrova711/
Petrofe711/
Perrovd711/
Pirov6715,877/
Pyrov67368/
Perow67170/
Petroffe6714/
Perav6714/
Payterov679/
Peatroff678/
Perof676/
Paiterov675/
Pyotrova674/
Pettroff674/
Pittrova673/
Piotrova672/
Pestroff672/
Pyterhov672/
Preov672/
Poitrows671/
Petrooff671/
Pietroff671/
Perob670/

Petrovs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petrovs in the Russian language
Петровсpetrovs-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petrovs
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