Pete Forename
10,311th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 98,822 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island
Pete Forename Definition:
A mainly American shortening of Peter.
Pete Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 85,298 | 1:4,250 | 651 |
| Canada | 100% | 5,515 | 1:6,008 | 869 |
| New Zealand | - | 1,187 | 1:3,821 | 605 |
| Cambodia | 53% | 1,093 | 1:14,889 | 1,554 |
| Philippines | 96% | 1,000 | 1:106,009 | 5,824 |
| England | 100% | 936 | 1:59,405 | 2,656 |
| Benin | 100% | 428 | 1:24,710 | 2,478 |
| India | 58% | 276 | 1:4,401,732 | 175,806 |
| Finland | 100% | 270 | 1:20,308 | 1,134 |
| Nigeria | 87% | 266 | 1:667,535 | 19,019 |
| Malawi | 100% | 233 | 1:73,443 | 4,317 |
| Ivory Coast | 68% | 232 | 1:99,465 | 6,093 |
| Jamaica | - | 225 | 1:12,814 | 1,302 |
| Ireland | 98% | 185 | 1:25,100 | 1,114 |
| Singapore | 100% | 173 | 1:36,341 | 5,952 |
| Indonesia | - | 150 | 1:1,719,758 | 92,021 |
| South Africa | 89% | 146 | 1:373,511 | 19,653 |
| DR Congo | 56% | 123 | 1:600,224 | 20,154 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 105 | 1:12,966 | 1,800 |
| Papua New Guinea | 68% | 102 | 1:79,925 | 7,537 |
| Liberia | 94% | 83 | 1:53,157 | 2,766 |
| Thailand | 100% | 73 | 1:959,806 | 35,660 |
| Zimbabwe | 86% | 59 | 1:261,421 | 14,551 |
| Australia | - | 53 | 1:257,691 | 5,632 |
| Bahamas | - | 51 | 1:7,831 | 1,045 |
| Guam | - | 49 | 1:3,278 | 650 |
| Senegal | 60% | 49 | 1:297,579 | 4,957 |
| Germany | 100% | 36 | 1:2,685,497 | 13,801 |
| Micronesia | - | 33 | 1:3,227 | 418 |
| Scotland | 100% | 31 | 1:172,592 | 3,232 |
| Malaysia | 78% | 28 | 1:1,087,498 | 37,481 |
| Wales | 100% | 28 | 1:110,511 | 2,590 |
| Denmark | - | 25 | 1:225,980 | 4,802 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 20 | 1:4,970 | 915 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 19 | 1:549,014 | 14,985 |
| Kenya | - | 19 | 1:2,437,216 | 20,914 |
| Taiwan | - | 17 | 1:1,398,217 | 44,417 |
| Cameroon | 96% | 15 | 1:1,440,700 | 34,118 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 14 | 1:586,678 | 8,730 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 14 | 1:3,905 | 670 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 12 | 1:4,399,027 | 26,540 |
| Sweden | 92% | 12 | 1:821,492 | 17,584 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 11 | 1:185,454 | 13,249 |
| Estonia | - | 11 | 1:119,580 | 4,476 |
| Brazil | 100% | 10 | 1:21,423,615 | 203,947 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 10 | 1:10,975 | 1,397 |
| Guyana | - | 8 | 1:95,408 | 7,334 |
| Norway | 100% | 8 | 1:641,541 | 10,538 |
| Uganda | 67% | 6 | 1:6,826,153 | 53,479 |
| American Samoa | - | 6 | 1:9,308 | 1,982 |
| Zambia | - | 5 | 1:3,170,959 | 26,788 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 4 | 1:12,808 | 1,787 |
| North Macedonia | - | 4 | 1:522,689 | 9,487 |
| France | 100% | 4 | 1:16,617,585 | 41,065 |
| Sudan | - | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Turkey | 100% | 3 | 1:25,933,903 | 52,822 |
| Belgium | 100% | 3 | 1:3,830,014 | 25,398 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 2 | 1:27,430 | 2,159 |
| Peru | 100% | 2 | 1:15,895,727 | 74,652 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 2 | 1:55,790 | 4,636 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 2 | 1:30,650 | 1,815 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 2 | 1:3,009,168 | 24,322 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,655,032 | 6,915 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 2 | 1:15,100,946 | 147,145 |
| Mexico | 100% | 2 | 1:62,072,214 | 96,650 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Czechia | 97% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Austria | 100% | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Botswana | 100% | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Qatar | 100% | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Guinea | - | 1 | 1:11,858,647 | 7,978 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Italy | 100% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Montserrat | - | 1 | 1:4,876 | 752 |
| Nepal | 100% | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Norfolk Island | - | 1 | 1:2,324 | 291 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
The alternate forms: Péte (5), Peté (3), Petè (1), Pété (5) & Pètè (1) are calculated separately.
Pete (15,641) may also be a surname.
Pete Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A mainly American shortening of Peter.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Pete Forename Popularity
Pete Demographics
Average Male Pete Height
176.39 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 4,905 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Pete Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pete in the Russian language | ||
| Пете | pete | - |
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