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

Petry (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺘﺮﻱ, Russian: Петры) is found most frequently in Brazil. It can also be found as: Pétry. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name is the 16,225^th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 212,471 people. The last name Petry is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Petry reside; 38 percent reside in South America and 37 percent reside in Luso-South America. Petry is also the 428,575^th most numerous first name internationally, held by 405 people.

This last name is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 12,692 people, or 1 in 16,867. In Brazil Petry is mostly concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 52 percent reside, Santa Catarina, where 29 percent reside and Paraná, where 9 percent reside. Not including Brazil this last name is found in 56 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 22 percent reside.

Petry Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Petry has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 880 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 232 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Petry Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Petry last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Petry surname are 12.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.31% being registered with the political party.

The amount Petry earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.43% less than the national average, earning $42,962 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.95% less than the national average, earning $49,213 CAD per year.