Petrow Surname
Approximately 1,770 people bear this surname
Petrow Surname Definition:
Nickname for Peter in Greek.
Petrow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 571 | 1:634,779 | 51,112 |
| Germany | 455 | 1:176,935 | 20,748 |
| Poland | 160 | 1:237,555 | 30,437 |
| Russia | 143 | 1:1,007,854 | 77,587 |
| Canada | 84 | 1:438,638 | 38,170 |
| Australia | 70 | 1:385,653 | 31,598 |
| Finland | 59 | 1:93,164 | 9,704 |
| England | 43 | 1:1,295,769 | 58,667 |
| Brazil | 38 | 1:5,633,535 | 140,199 |
| Argentina | 37 | 1:1,155,227 | 69,250 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Belarus | 11 | 1:863,733 | 65,346 |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 1:872,363 | 31,900 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
The alternate forms: Petrów (168) are calculated separately.
Petrow (11) may also be a first name.
Petrow Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Nickname for Peter in Greek.
Petrow Demographics
Average Petrow Salary in
United States
$48,546 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Petrow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petrow Come From? nationality or country of origin
Petrow is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Petrów. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petrow? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 229,011th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,117,258 people. Petrow is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Petrow live; 37 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Anglo-North America. Petrow is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 11 people.
The surname Petrow is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 571 people, or 1 in 634,779. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 13 percent live, New Jersey, where 13 percent live and Illinois, where 12 percent live. Excluding The United States Petrow is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 26 percent live and Poland, where 9 percent live.
Petrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Petrow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 2,855 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Petrow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Petrow surname is principally Orthodox (64%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Petrow last name are 2.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.82% registered with the party.
The amount Petrow earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.51% more than the national average, earning $48,546 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9% more than the national average, earning $54,152 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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