Petrovsky Surname

38,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,673 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Petrovsky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petrovsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia9,1411:15,7672,203
Belarus3,3781:2,813264
United States3021:1,200,19585,425
Kazakhstan3001:58,9427,329
Germany1191:676,51652,308
Turkmenistan561:98,0201,979
Uzbekistan541:572,76212,592
Kyrgyzstan491:121,89113,935
Transnistria411:11,5782,270
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Austria351:243,29828,936
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Moldova231:154,84216,100
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Slovakia191:280,86641,728
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Abkhazia41:60,7163,073
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Georgia41:936,38624,100
England41:13,929,515290,718
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Petrovský (485) are calculated separately.

Petrovsky Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petrovsky (Russian: Петровский) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Petrovský. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrovsky? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 38,462nd most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 532,988 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Petrovsky live; 76 percent live in Eastern Europe and 76 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Petrovsky is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 9,141 people, or 1 in 15,767. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 11 percent reside, Krasnodar Krai, where 9 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia it is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Petrovsky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Petrovsky has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Petrovsky surname increased 3,020 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petrovsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (78%) in Belarus, Orthodox (78%) in Kazakhstan and Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Petrovsky last name are 0.27999999999999% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 47.05% registered with the political party.

The amount Petrovsky earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.67% more than the national average, earning $47,753 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.94% more than the national average, earning $54,123 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petrovský96485/
Petrovskyi956,477/
Petrovskiy95228/
Petrovskyy9522/
Pestrovsky956/
Petrovskoy955/
Petrovskys955/
Pietrovsky954/
Petrovskay953/
Petrovskey953/
Petrovskaya9014,548/
Petrovffsky905/
Petrovski898,411/
Petrovska897,649/
Petrowsky89866/
Petrovská89471/
Petrofsky89253/
Pitrovsky89132/
Petrovzky896/
Petroovskaya861/
Petrovszki841,016/
Petrovskij84219/
Pietrovski84212/
Piotrovsky84187/
Peatrowsky84168/
Pietrowsky8481/
Petrovskii8439/
Petrrovska8414/
Pestravsky8411/
Petrofszky848/
Petrovskih845/
Petravskyi843/
Pietrovský842/
Pytrovskyi842/
Petrowskiy841/
Petrovfski841/
Petrovskei841/
Petrowskyt841/
Pestrowsky841/
Petravskoy841/
Petrofskiy841/
Pitrovskoy841/
Petrovszka841/
Petrovszká841/
Petrovskaia807,748/
Petrovskaja80735/
Pyotrovskyi8086/
Pitrovskaya805/
Piotrovskiy803/
Petrowskaya802/
Petrofskaya801/
Piotrovskey801/
Petrovskich801/
Pietrovszki801/
Petrowski782,374/
Petrowske78129/
Pitrowsky78113/
Petrofski78109/
Pitrovski7880/
Petrofske7827/
Pitrovský7825/
Pitrovská7823/
Petrowská789/
Pitrofsky787/
Petrofský784/
Petrofska783/
Petrowska782/
Petrofská782/
Petravski781/
Piotrovskaya76197/
Pietrowski745,579/
Piotrowsky74223/
Piotrovski74211/
Petrovschi74196/
Pietrowska7437/
Piotrovský7412/
Pietrovzki7411/
Peitrowski749/
Petroffski747/
Pitrowscky747/
Peatrowski746/
Petrowskio742/
Petrowskii741/
Piotrofsky741/
Petrowskij741/
Petrowskis741/
Pitrovskii741/
Petróvszki741/
Pietrofski741/
Pietrowský741/
Pyotrovski741/
Pestrowski740/
Petrovscaia7079/
Petrovschii7016/
Pietrowscki704/
Petrowskaja703/
Piotrovskii703/
Pietroffski701/
Pietrowskki701/
Pietrzowski701/
Pitrowski67350/
Pitrofski6723/
Petrawski6715/
Piotrovskaia672/
Piotrovskaja672/

Petrovsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petrovsky in the Russian language
Петровскийpetrovskij-

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