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

Petru (Georgian: პეტრუ, Hindi: पेत्रु, Marathi: पेत, Oriya: େପ'ୁ, Russian: Петру) is more frequently found in Romania than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Petrú. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name Petru is the 174,262^nd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,958,809 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 commonly used first name in the world, borne by 87,469 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Romania, where it is borne by 1,227 people, or 1 in 16,363. In Romania Petru is mostly found in: Sibiu County, where 20 percent are found, Alba County, where 17 percent are found and Iași County, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Romania it occurs in 57 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Czechia, where 5 percent are found.

Petru Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Petru has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Petru surname rose 4,423 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petru Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Petru are 12.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.71% registered to vote for 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.