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 surname Pétro has its highest incidence in France. It may also appear as: Petro, Petró or Petrò. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pétro? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Pétro occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Pétro are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Pétro is also the 3,487,849th most numerous forename worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.
The surname Pétro is most widespread in France, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 33,211,361. In France it is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 50 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 50 percent reside. Besides France this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 25 percent reside and Togo, where 25 percent reside.
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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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