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

Petry (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺘﺮﻱ, Russian: Петры) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Pétry. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 16,225^th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 212,471 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Petry live; 38 percent live in South America and 37 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 428,575^th most frequently used forename world-wide, borne by 405 people.

It is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 12,692 people, or 1 in 16,867. In Brazil Petry is most frequent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 52 percent are found, Santa Catarina, where 29 percent are found and Paraná, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil this last name occurs in 56 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 22 percent are found.

Petry Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Petry has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Petry last name increased 880 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 232 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Petry Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Petry last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Petry last name are 12.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.31% registered with the 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.