Pétro Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Pétro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
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
The last name Pétro is found most frequently in France. It can appear as a variant: Petro, Petró or Petrò. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pétro? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Pétro live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Pétro is also the 3,487,849th most common first name on earth It is held by 11 people.
This surname is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 33,211,361. In France it is primarily found in: Île-de-France, where 50 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 50 percent are found. Aside from France it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 25 percent are found and Togo, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Pétro
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