View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Petru Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Petru (Georgian: პეტრუ, Hindi: पेत्रु, Marathi: पेत, Oriya: େପ'ୁ, Russian: Петру) has its highest incidence in Romania. It may also occur as a variant: Petrú. Click here to see other possible spellings of Petru.

How Common Is The Last Name Petru? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Petru is the 174,262^nd most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,958,809 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Petru live; 60 percent live in Eastern Europe and 52 percent live in Romanian Europe. Petru is also the 11,466^th most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 87,469 people.

It is most commonly used in Romania, where it is carried by 1,227 people, or 1 in 16,363. In Romania Petru is most frequent in: Sibiu County, where 20 percent reside, Alba County, where 17 percent reside and Iași County, where 9 percent reside. Other than Romania this surname is found in 57 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Czechia, where 5 percent reside.

Petru Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Petru has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Petru surname grew 4,423 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petru Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Petru last name are 12.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Petru earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.08% less than the national average, earning R 135,264 per year; in United States they earn 20.39% more than the national average, earning $51,949 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.48% more than the national average, earning $59,859 CAD per year.