Petrowski Surname

179,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Petrowski Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petrowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4161:255,97424,236
Germany4621:174,25420,489
Canada1271:290,12326,993
France1031:644,88183,663
Brazil791:2,709,80280,941
Poland501:760,17561,940
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Petrowski Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petrowski is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrowski? popularity and diffusion

The surname Petrowski is the 179,668th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,069,733 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Petrowski live; 65 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,416 people, or 1 in 255,974. In The United States Petrowski is mostly found in: Michigan, where 10 percent are found, New Jersey, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 19 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Petrowski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Petrowski has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 23,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petrowski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Petrowski surname are 10.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.97% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Petrowski earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 207.42% more than the national average, earning R 730,548 per year; in United States they earn 3.38% more than the national average, earning $44,607 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $39,580 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pietrowski955,579/
Peitrowski959/
Peatrowski956/
Petrowskio952/
Petrowskiy951/
Petrowskii951/
Petrowskij951/
Petrowskis951/
Pestrowski950/
Pietrowscki904/
Pietrowskki901/
Pietrzowski901/
Petrovski898,411/
Petrowsky89866/
Pitrowski89350/
Petrowske89129/
Petrofski89109/
Petrawski8915/
Petrewski8913/
Petrowská899/
Potrowski898/
Patrowski896/
Petrowska892/
Petrovskyi846,477/
Petrovszki841,016/
Petrovskiy84228/
Petrovskij84219/
Pietrovski84212/
Peatrowsky84168/
Pietrowsky8481/
Pietrawski8477/
Petrovskii8439/
Pietrowska8437/
Petroffski847/
Petrovskih845/
Petrovfski841/
Petrovskei841/
Petrowskyt841/
Pestrowsky841/
Petrofskiy841/
Paetrowsky841/
Pietrofski841/
Pietrowský841/
Pistrowski840/
Petrovskaia807,748/
Pietrzewski808/
Petrowskaja803/
Petrowskaya802/
Piotrzowski802/
Poittrowski801/
Petrovskich801/
Pietroffski801/
Pietrovszki801/
Piottrowski801/
Petrovsky7813,673/
Petrovska787,649/
Petrovský78485/
Petrovská78471/
Petrofsky78253/
Potrawski78131/
Pitrowsky78113/
Pitrovski7880/
Petrofske7827/
Pitrofski7823/
Petrefski7814/
Patrowsky788/
Petrofský784/
Petrofska783/
Patrovski782/
Petrofská782/
Potrofski781/
Petravski781/
Potrowsky780/
Piotrowsky74223/
Piotrovski74211/
Petrovschi74196/
Petrovskyy7422/
Petrrovska7414/
Piotrofski7411/
Pietrovzki7411/
Petrofszky748/
Pitrowscky747/
Pestrovsky746/
Petrovskoy745/
Petrovskys745/
Pietrovsky744/
Petrovskay743/
Petrovskey743/
Petravskyi743/
Pietrovský742/
Piotrawski742/
Pytrovskyi742/
Pitrovskii741/
Piotrowske741/
Pidtrowska741/
Petrevszki741/
Petrovszka741/
Petrovszká741/
Petróvszki741/
Pyotrovski741/
Piotrowzki740/
Petrovskaya7014,548/
Petrovskaja70735/
Pyotrovskyi7086/
Petrovscaia7079/
Petrovschii7016/
Petrovffsky705/
Piotrovskiy703/
Piotrovskii703/
Petrofskaya701/
Pitrovsky67132/
Patrovský6797/
Patrovsky6792/
Pitrovský6725/
Pitrovská6723/
Pitrofsky677/
Petrovzky676/
Petrevsky673/
Piotrovskaia672/
Patrofsky672/
Petroovskaya671/
Potrevski671/
Potravski671/

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