Petrányi Surname

424,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Petrányi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petrányi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary7931:12,3791,418
Slovakia161:333,52846,365
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646

The alternate forms: Petranyi (85) are calculated separately.

Petrányi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Petrányi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Petrányi occurs most in Hungary. It can appear as a variant: Petranyi. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrányi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 424,982nd most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,952,759 people. Petrányi occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Petrányi live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Hungary, where it is held by 793 people, or 1 in 12,379. In Hungary it is primarily concentrated in: Pest County, where 51 percent are found, Budapest, where 28 percent are found and Bács-Kiskun County, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Hungary Petrányi occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 2 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petranyi9685/
Petrány9356/
Petráni9337/
Petroni807,468/
Petrani80162/
Petrany8060/
Petrony8058/
Peranyi801/
Petronio754,901/
Petronis751,880/
Petronie75302/
Petranis75115/
Petrangi7513/
Peatroni755/
Petroniz754/
Petronys752/
Petranys752/
Petrónio751/
Petranio751/
Petronni751/
Petreany751/
Petrosni751/
Peitrani751/
Peroni7112,973/
Phetranoi711,313/
Perani711,114/
Phetromni71626/
Petronytė71106/
Perony7178/
Phetranui7174/
Petranych7144/
Petranich7144/
Petronije7112/
Petronich711/
Petrone6718,903/
Perroni674,454/
Petrona67686/
Pherani67327/
Peranio67309/
Peronny67208/
Peronio67205/
Potrony67176/
Peronis67151/
Perrony67128/
Peyrony6769/
Petrane6761/
Peronni6732/
Perangi6732/
Peroney6731/
Peironi6728/
Pergoni6724/
Pejrani6719/
Peraniy6714/
Peranay6712/
Perouny679/
Peragni677/
Petrana677/
Pitroni676/
Peirany676/
Peranni675/
Pitrani675/
Peramni674/
Piranyi674/
Peronie673/
Potrani673/
Perzoni673/
Petronh673/
Perrani672/
Peranie672/
Pierony672/
Petronaggi671/
Petróné671/
Pétroni671/
Peranis671/
Pereani671/
Pergany671/
Petrosinni671/
Petrône671/
Petronnais671/
Peerony670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petrányi
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