Pétro Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Togo

Pétro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pétro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

The alternate forms: Petro (178,557), Petró (2,721) & Petrò (51) are calculated separately.

Pétro (11) may also be a first name.

Pétro Last Name Facts

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

Pétro is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Petro, Petró or Petrò. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pétro? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pétro is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Pétro is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Pétro are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

This last name is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 33,211,361. In France Pétro is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 50 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 50 percent are found. Other than France Pétro is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 25 percent are found and Togo, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petro93178,557/
Pétrod913/
Pétros911/
Pétrot911/
Péro896/
Petró872,721/
Petrò8751/
Pitro80240/
Pérot8076/
Pérou8016/
Péroz804/
Petros7339,462/
Petrou7315,658/
Pietro733,359/
Petroi73871/
Pitrod73671/
Pitros73662/
Petroz73294/
Petrot73236/
Pitrou73227/
Petroš73192/
Petrod73145/
Petroy73122/
Pitrop73120/
Pătroi73120/
Pistro7393/
Petrop7391/
Pitroh7355/
Pittro7351/
Petroa7350/
Petroj7343/
Paitro7339/
Petroh7331/
Petroo7322/
Pettro7321/
Pestro7320/
Pětroš739/
Pitroň739/
Piotro738/
Péroux737/
Peitro734/
Pétrás734/
Pyotro732/
Pitroj732/
Pytros732/
Pétras732/
Pedtro732/
Peetro731/
Pitroa731/
Pethro731/
Petroï731/
Pitroy731/
Pérois731/
Péroys731/
Pétrau731/
Peatro730/
Piro6716,353/
Pero6715,542/
Phetros671,449/
Preo67683/
Petross67534/
Petrous67240/
Pyro67115/
Petrosh6796/
Phetrot6788/
Petroch6769/
Petrouš6765/
Pitroch6763/
Pitrois6757/
Píro6753/
Pietroi6751/
Peetros6740/
Phetrod6739/
Poitrot6731/
Peatroy6721/
Peatros6719/
Petrozz6719/
Piettro6717/
Peastro6716/
Pestros6716/
Péra6712/
Pietroy6711/
Petroud6710/
Péró6710/
Petroit679/
Pietroň679/
Päro678/
Pitross676/
Pitroth676/
Petroph676/
Pitroos676/
Petroić675/
Pethrod675/
Petrroj674/
Pitrous674/
Phetroj674/
Pedtroo673/
Petrost672/
Pétreau672/
Petroux672/
Pettrou672/
Petroos672/
Poitros671/
Peitros671/
Pettrod671/
Pethros671/
Pietroh671/
Pettros671/
Paytero671/
Petrout671/
Peitrou671/
Pitroip671/
Pitrosz671/
Piotroy671/
Poistro671/
Pétraud671/
Petro's671/
Petrocz671/
Poitroj671/
Paitero671/
Peetrot671/
Peatrop670/
Peittro670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pétro
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