The Petra surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 270 people carried this name — #72,105 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is down 11% from 303 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 120 people named Petra.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Côtes-d’Armor.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 90 people named Petra live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Mendoza.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
24 people named Petra is counted in Finland.
Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Petra,
with a public archive behind them.
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Vincenzo Petra 1662–1747 · Catholic priest -
Yvon Petra 1916–1984 · tennis player -
Diego Petra d. 1699 · Catholic priest
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Carlo Petra 1629–1702
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Dionisio Petra 1630–1698 · Catholic priest
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Raffaele Petra Caccavone 1798–1873 · poet
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Petra.
- Petithomme 931 · U.S. census
- Petitjean 550 · U.S. census
- Petitpas 184 · U.S. census
- Petitti 645 · U.S. census
- Petkovic 296 · U.S. census
- Peton 141 · U.S. census
- Petras 1,562 · U.S. census
- Petre 1,496 · U.S. census
- Petrella 2,913 · U.S. census
- Petrelli 422 · U.S. census
- Petri 3,115 · U.S. census
- Petrilli 654 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Petra is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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