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

The last name Petrus (Georgian: პეტრუს, Hindi: पेत्रुस, Marathi: पेतस, Oriya: େପତୃସ, Russian: Петрусь) is more commonly found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Petruš, Petruş, Petruș, Petruś or Pétrus. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This surname is the 12,831^st most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 166,611 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 49 percent of Petrus are found; 48 percent are found in Southern Africa and 48 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Petrus is also the 3,904^th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 268,519 people.

The last name Petrus is most widespread in Namibia, where it is carried by 17,676 people, or 1 in 136. In Namibia Petrus is most frequent in: Omusati Region, where 18 percent are found, Ohangwena Region, where 15 percent are found and Kavango West Region, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Namibia this last name occurs in 89 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found and Indonesia, where 8 percent are found.

Petrus Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Petrus has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 10,473 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petrus Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (77%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Petrus last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political 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.