Petras is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Petras
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Germany
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Petras

How popular is Petras?

Petras is common in Germany.

Petras is ranked 32560 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Petrases plummeted by 11.75141 per cent to 1562 since 2000 and slipped by 2644 spots and ranked at 17896. The last name was found in around 5 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.3 95.2
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 2.43 1.81
Hispanic or Latino 1.73 1.07
Others 1.28 1.13
Petras is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Slovakia which signifies that it is originated from Slovakia. Around 15363 people have been found who wears Petras as their family name. Petras is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
20,541 Peru3
6,774 Slovenia3
44,018 Poland2
23,344 Austria2
65,594 Belgium2
35,969 Denmark2
1,143 French Polynesia2
19,046 Ireland2
34,572 Israel2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
41,879 Turkey2
17,575 Kuwait1
47,891 Norway1
17,768 Pakistan1
7,110 Bosnia1
25,746 Finland1
56,169 Mexico1
16,228 Bulgaria1
13,606 Senegal1
16,640 Hong Kong1
62,864 New Zealand1
16,073 Latvia1
123,175 Tanzania1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
95,259 Italy45
26,164 Sweden36
52,947 Netherlands31
46,018 Belarus22
55,829 Zimbabwe16
514,808 India14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
24,434 Australia98
15,572 Switzerland72
66,582 Argentina60
Countries with hundreds of Petras:
1,511 Hungary851
407 Lithuania744
1,430 Serbia581
2,342 Croatia350
13,345 Canada284
2,319 Moldova239
47,291 Brazil223
50,564 France196
35,664 Ukraine149
32,841 England134
90,932 Russia133
6,495 Jordan123
23,363 Spain120
Countries with thousands of Petras:
84 Slovakia2,425
15,016 United States2,245
10,039 Philippines1,482
950 Czech Republic1,438
1,263 Greece1,130
2,289 Romania1,044
9,390 Germany1,042
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Comments

M
Makeda Wisecup
petras could represent a derivative Petre (with the augmentative suffix-as) designating one who kneads flour, that is to say, the baker.

Petras Namesakes

  • Adina Petras, Actress
  • Irina Petraș, Writer
  • Ale Petrasso, Musical Artist
  • Irina Petraș, Writer
  • Constance Anne Petrash, Bud Greenspan's wife
  • Goffredo Petrassi, Composer
  • Michael Petrasso, Soccer player
  • Michael Petrasso, Soccer player
  • Kim Petras, Singer-songwriter
  • Michael Petrasso, Soccer player
  • Tharasso Petras, from 1990 0 movie Barber Creek Breakaway, who portrayed Bowler or singer dancer.

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