San Pedro Surname

21,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,845 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

San Pedro Surname User-submission:

This surname is related to the last name San Pedro, whose origin is from Spain. Quite frequent and distributed throughout Spain, generally coming from those places and towns called San Pedro (or with that name in its denomination), whose name was adopted by people, since it was a very widespread custom in the Middle Ages to indicate the geographical origin of individuals, therefore having a toponymic origin.

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San Pedro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines18,9751:5,335436
Mexico1,8321:67,7543,083
Spain1,7341:26,9622,789
Saudi Arabia8751:35,2645,116
Argentina7231:59,1205,033
United States4251:852,84564,957
Ecuador3001:53,0194,848
Cuba1641:70,2602,513
Canada1231:299,55827,752
France1021:651,20384,246
Uruguay911:37,7124,345
Singapore861:64,0432,603
Chile821:214,8356,713
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Brazil591:3,628,379101,412
Australia501:539,91440,287
Venezuela301:1,006,80315,224
England271:2,063,63279,942
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Honduras81:1,102,0554,829
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

San Pedro (69) may also be a first name.

San Pedro Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is related to the last name San Pedro, whose origin is from Spain. Quite frequent and distributed throughout Spain, generally coming from those places and towns called San Pedro (or with that name in its denomination), whose name was adopted by people, since it was a very widespread custom in the Middle Ages to indicate the geographical origin of individuals, therefore having a toponymic origin.

This surname was later spread to Latin America during its colonization.

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San Pedro Last Name Facts

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

The surname San Pedro occurs most in The Philippines. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name San Pedro? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 21,097th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 281,971 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 76 percent of San Pedro reside; 73 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 73 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. San Pedro is also the 1,171,416th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 69 people.

The last name San Pedro is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 18,975 people, or 1 in 5,335. In The Philippines San Pedro is most prevalent in: Central Luzon, where 49 percent live, National Capital Region, where 27 percent live and Calabarzon, where 13 percent live. Apart from The Philippines San Pedro is found in 63 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 7 percent live and Spain, where 7 percent live.

San Pedro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of San Pedro has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the San Pedro surname rose 7,083 percent between 1880 and 2014.

San Pedro Last Name Statistics demography

The amount San Pedro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.21% less than the national average, earning 213,828 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 12.08% more than the national average, earning $25,445,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 52.09% more than the national average, earning $65,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.12% less than the national average, earning $43,661 CAD per year.

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