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

The surname Petrus (Georgian: პეტრუს, Hindi: पेत्रुस, Marathi: पेतस, Oriya: େପତୃସ, Russian: Петрусь) is found most in Namibia. It can be found as a variant: Petruš, Petruş, Petruș, Petruś or Pétrus. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 12,831^st most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 166,611 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 49 percent of Petrus reside; 48 percent reside in Southern Africa and 48 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Petrus is also the 3,904^th most frequent first name in the world, held by 268,519 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is held by 17,676 people, or 1 in 136. In Namibia Petrus is mostly concentrated in: Omusati Region, where 18 percent reside, Ohangwena Region, where 15 percent reside and Kavango West Region, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Namibia it exists in 89 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

Petrus Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Petrus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Petrus last name expanded 10,473 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petrus Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (77%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Petrus last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

The amount Petrus earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 28.39% less than the national average, earning R 170,172 per year; in United States they earn 2.17% less than the national average, earning $42,212 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.22% more than the national average, earning $54,266 CAD per year.