Petræus Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Petræus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 38 | 1:148,545 | 13,026 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Petrus (43,740), Petruš (649), Petruş (392), Petruș (179), Petruś (69) & Pétrus (6) are calculated separately.
Petræus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petræus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Petræus is found most frequently in Denmark. It may also appear as: Petrus, Petruš, Petruş, Petruș, Petruś or Pétrus. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petræus? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,141,416th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Petræus live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name Petræus is most frequently used in Denmark, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 148,545. In Denmark it is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 61 percent live, Region Zealand, where 24 percent live and North Denmark Region, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Denmark this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 3 percent live.
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petræus
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