Petrofsky

Petrofsky Meaning & Origin

About Petrofsky
The surname Petrofsky is of Russian origin and is derived from the given name Peter, which means "rock" or "stone" in Greek. It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of someone named Peter. The suffix "-sky" is a common Russian ending, denoting "of" or "belonging to." Therefore, Petrofsky can be interpreted to mean "of Peter" or "belonging to Peter."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Petrofsky is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Petrofsky: 130
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 130,610
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Petrofsky based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PTRFSK
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P0360120
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P IH0 T R AO1 F S K IY0
🌐 IPA
/petrofsky*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PTRFSK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P361

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Petrofsky in Braille

Here's how to represent Petrofsky in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Petrofsky in braille

How to sign the name Petrofsky using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Petrofsky using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Petrofsky in sign language

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