Petrs Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Namibia

Petrs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petrs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Petrš (10) are calculated separately.

Petrs (45) may also be a first name.

Petrs Last Name Facts

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

Petrs (Russian: Петрс) is found most in Brazil. It can also be found as a variant: Petrš. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrs? popularity and diffusion

Petrs is the 2,776,799th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Petrs reside; 33 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 27 percent reside in Luso-South America. Petrs is also the 1,504,468th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 45 people.

This surname is most widespread in Brazil, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 16,467,256. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 69 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 15 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 15 percent live. Outside of Brazil this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 12 percent live and Ukraine, where 12 percent live.

Petrs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Petrs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Petrs surname declined 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petrs Last Name Statistics demography

Petrs earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petrš9310/
Pietrs9140/
Peetrs915/
Pettrs913/
Petrsh913/
Pers892,708/
Peeters8362,837/
Peiters8323/
Peaters8319/
Peyters8316/
Pietrsz836/
Petrsse831/
Peers808,307/
Pears804,360/
Piers803,719/
Perse801,358/
Peirs80484/
Persh80180/
Pehrs80112/
Perst8086/
Persz8043/
Perss8016/
Pfers8010/
Perås806/
Perrs806/
Patrs803/
Pitrs803/
Persd803/
Potrs803/
Petrx801/
Peurs801/
Peyrs801/
Pgers801/
Phers800/
Peeterse77104/
Peijters7717/
Pheeters778/
Petrsová776/
Peetters776/
Petrsova771/
Peitersz771/
Peatters770/
Pearse739,835/
Persch733,299/
Persse73351/
Pearst73108/
Peirse7381/
Phears7353/
Persze7328/
Pershe7320/
Pearsh733/
Persøe732/
Pierrs732/
Pitrsz731/
Peerse731/
Poitrs731/
Patrsh731/
Pearsz731/
Peersz731/
Peirrs731/
Phiers731/
Piersz731/
Pitrse731/
Perstø731/
Peersh731/
Pyters731/
Peerrs730/
Pherse730/
Perrse730/
D'Peeters711/
Pirs67246/
Persche67113/
Perš67106/
Persova6798/
Phearse6784/
Pärs6762/
Pfersch6747/
Pyrs6722/
Piersch6714/
Peeterß678/
Perx673/
Pírs673/
Phyters671/
Pearssh671/
Perssch671/
Pjrs671/
Poiters671/
Pérs671/
Peersse670/
Puiters670/
Pearsse670/

Petrs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petrs in the Russian language
Петрсpetrs-

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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 Petrs
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