Petrovy Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Petrovy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petrovy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1391:1,036,85779,143
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Petrovy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petrovy (Russian: Петровы) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Petrovy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrovy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,497,948th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Petrovy reside; 71 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 71 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 1,036,857. In Russia Petrovy is most frequent in: Sakha Republic, where 14 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 11 percent reside and Moscow, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Russia it is found in one country. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 1 percent reside.

Petrovy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Petrovy surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 72.73% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Petrovy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petrovy in the Russian language
Петровыpetrovy-

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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 Petrovy
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