Petrás Surname

392,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 902 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Petrás Surname User-submission:

Petrás a surname of Hungarian origin, derived from the given name Péter. The suffix -ás in Hungarian surnames is a possessive suffix, indicating 'descendant of'. Therefore, Petrás means 'descendant of Péter'.

Petrás Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary8211:11,9561,381
Czechia621:171,50825,743
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212

The alternate forms: Petras (9,354), Petráš (2,531), Pétrás (4), Petráś (1), Petraš (1,039), Petraş (151), Petraș (75), Petraś (5) & Pétras (2) are calculated separately.

Petrás Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Petrás a surname of Hungarian origin, derived from the given name Péter. The suffix -ás in Hungarian surnames is a possessive suffix, indicating 'descendant of'. Therefore, Petrás means 'descendant of Péter'.

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Petrás Last Name Facts

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

Petrás occurs more in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Petras, Petráš, Pétrás, Petráś, Petraš, Petraş, Petraș, Petraś or Pétras. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrás? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 392,160th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,079,319 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Petrás reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 91 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

Petrás is most frequent in Hungary, where it is held by 821 people, or 1 in 11,956. In Hungary it is primarily concentrated in: Budapest, where 24 percent reside, Pest County, where 14 percent reside and Békés County, where 12 percent reside. Barring Hungary it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 7 percent reside and Slovakia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petras949,354/
Petráš942,531/
Pétrás944/
Petráś941/
Petráss929/
Petrá911/
Petraš891,039/
Petraş89151/
Petraș8975/
Petraś895/
Pétras892/
Petros8339,462/
Petráň83419/
Petráč836/
Petráž836/
Peyrás831/
Pestrá831/
Petrásová80111/
Pietras7713,695/
Petrash775,557/
Petrose772,009/
Phetros771,449/
Petreus771,144/
Petross77534/
Petrous77240/
Petrass77227/
Petrasz77109/
Petreas77106/
Petrosh7796/
Petrasc7769/
Pietros7746/
Peetros7740/
Petraus7729/
Peatros7719/
Pethras7716/
Petrách7716/
Pestros7716/
Peitras7711/
Peutros774/
Petrahs774/
Petrost772/
Petroos772/
Petreys771/
Peetras771/
Peitros771/
Pethros771/
Petrase771/
Pettros771/
Petrais771/
Petro's771/
Petro73178,557/
Petra736,117/
Peras734,659/
Peros732,771/
Petró732,721/
Petrò7351/
Perát7317/
Petrà731/
Petrã731/
Perzá731/
Perós731/
Pietrasz711,479/
Petrasch711,295/
Peatross71656/
Pettross7182/
Pietrois7166/
Pietrass7160/
Petraits7143/
Petrasse7133/
Pietrosz7126/
Pietrosh7121/
Petrosch7116/
Petrauts7112/
Petróová7112/
Petrosse718/
Petrouse713/
Petroush712/
Pietraus712/
Pettraus711/
Pestross711/
Pietreas711/
Petrouss711/
Peetroos711/
Pedtross710/
Pehtross710/
Peatrose710/
Petrou6715,658/
Petrea6713,127/
Patras6710,484/
Perras674,844/
Pietro673,359/
Pietra672,562/
Petrey672,551/
Phetra671,982/
Petrat671,471/
Perros671,273/
Petrosova671,223/
Petroi67871/
Pereus67794/
Peyras67699/
Pitros67662/
Potros67651/
Petrausch67543/
Patros67493/
Pieras67469/
Petrač67465/
Petray67439/
Pieros67421/
Petrei67390/
Petrasová67378/
Pitras67373/
Perháč67358/
Petroz67294/
Petrac67250/
Perais67241/
Petrot67236/
Petrau67224/
Patráš67224/
Petrasova67213/
Petrašová67209/
Perois67199/
Petrošová67193/
Petroc67192/
Petroš67192/
Petraz67174/
Petraj67171/
Petrod67145/
Peraus67144/
Petroy67122/
Perosh67111/
Pietrasch67103/
Petrop6791/
Pergas6764/
Petrousse6761/
Petrai6760/
Petróc6760/
Peroys6759/
Petroa6750/
Petroj6743/
Potras6738/
Perose6733/
Petroh6731/
Perash6730/
Pestra6723/
Petroo6722/
Pettro6721/
Peiros6720/
Pestro6720/
Pereas6720/
Pereis6714/
Perasz6714/
Peyros6713/
Petrousch6712/
Petrah6711/
Petrážová678/
Petrouová678/
Pietrosch677/
Peiras677/
Pheras677/
Petrojová676/
Pergos676/
Petrľa676/
Petraž675/
Pethra675/
Peitro674/
Petraňová674/
Petrox673/
Pheros673/
Petražová673/
Peitra672/
Pytros672/
Pettra672/
Petreu672/
Petrajová672/
Petrashch672/
Petrać672/
Petráśová672/
Pedtro672/
Perase672/
Perous671/
Peatreast671/
Peeras671/
Peetro671/
Perots671/
Perzas671/
Perats671/
Pétros671/
Patráś671/
Pethro671/
Petratsch671/
Petraß671/
Petraň671/
Petroï671/
Petrášova671/
Petrãd671/
Pearas671/
Perhas671/
Petraa671/
Pereys671/
Petrad671/
Peraas671/
Perass671/
Peatra670/
Peross670/
Petrha670/
Peatro670/

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