Petrovu Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kyrgyzstan

Petrovu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petrovu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Petrovu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petrovu (Russian: Петрову) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Petrovu.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrovu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Petrovu occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Petrovu live; 50 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Petrovu is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 72,061,528. In Russia it is mostly found in: Republic of Tatarstan, where 50 percent live and Tambov Oblast, where 50 percent live. Outside of Russia Petrovu is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Azerbaijan, where 17 percent live and Belarus, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petrovus931/
Petrovuch882/
Perovus862/
Perouvu861/
Petrabou8023/
Petrovoo801/
Peravu7718/
Pheravu7121/
Patravu718/
Potrevu713/
Patrowu713/
Patrevu711/
Peraavu711/
Petrewu711/
Peeravud6715/
Peeravut672/
Petrawut671/
Peatrawut631/
Perabu62150/
Piravu626/
Puyravau533/
Puiravau532/
Piravouj531/
Puyravaud50127/
Puiravaud504/

Petrovu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petrovu in the Russian language
Петровуpetrovu-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Petrovu
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