Pettis Surname

53,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Pettis Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller in the house by the pit.

Pettis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,0261:40,1574,942
Canada1771:208,16720,218
England1171:476,22330,919
Israel701:122,25213,395
Argentina461:929,20559,251
Australia341:793,99150,673
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Northern Mariana Islands111:4,962486
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
China21:683,660,78330,601
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Guam11:160,1214,893
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7851:28,1343,448

Pettis (94) may also be a first name.

Pettis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller in the house by the pit.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Pettis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pettis (Russian: Петтис) is most common in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pettis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 53,495th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 763,574 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Pettis are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 980,251st most frequently used given name in the world It is held by 94 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 9,026 people, or 1 in 40,157. In The United States Pettis is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 9 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Pettis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pettis has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 506 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 780 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pettis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pettis are 10.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.09% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pettis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.4% less than the national average, earning $38,228 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.62% less than the national average, earning $47,885 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petties92963/
Pettiss9252/
Pettise925/
Pettish922/
Pettist921/
Pesttis921/
Hpettis921/
Petteis920/
Peattis920/
Petti918,560/
Petis91446/
Pettistt861/
Pettit8334,712/
Pettie831,825/
Pattis831,099/
Pettes83537/
Pettai83533/
Pittis83510/
Pettys83254/
Petish83181/
Pettid8384/
Peitti8342/
Pettip8334/
Pestis8328/
Pettei8318/
Petise8318/
Petais8317/
Pethis8314/
Petets8310/
Pettic839/
Peteis835/
Poetis834/
Pietis832/
Petiss832/
Pottis832/
Petthi832/
Pettio832/
Phetis832/
Pettii831/
Pettiy831/
Pestti831/
Petois831/
Pettiz831/
Petuis831/
Peatti831/
Peetis830/
Peti804,504/
Pettitt778,545/
Peattie771,077/
Petteys77543/
Pettice77137/
Petisce7798/
Petthai7755/
Pottish7733/
Petthip7723/
Peithis7723/
Phetise7721/
Pittois7717/
Petteit7715/
Phettip7715/
Phyttis7713/
Petisch7710/
Pattish778/
Phettai775/
Phetthi774/
Pechtti773/
Pattiss773/
Potties772/
Patties772/
Pittuis772/
Petteus772/
Pettets772/
Phettoi772/
Pettoys771/
Pettese771/
Pezztti771/
Pestish771/
Phittis771/
Peettiz771/
Pesstti771/
Petitse771/
Peittit771/
Phettes771/
Pethtip771/
Pitties770/
Peastis770/
Pettges770/
Pettiey770/
Piettie770/
Peatise770/
Petit73119,429/
Petty7353,753/
Pitti7313,418/
Petta737,262/
Pesti733,249/
Pette731,510/
Pitis731,350/
Patis731,208/
Petes731,044/
Petix73866/
Petyt73722/
Petiz73594/
Petic73542/
Petet73431/
Peiti73349/
Potis73264/
Petyi73241/
Petie73218/
Pešti73204/
Petai73175/
Petio73122/
Petei73110/
Petoi7365/
Petiy7343/
Petii7337/
Pheti7332/
Pethi7328/
Petys7327/
Petih7318/
Petői7317/
Pettè7316/
Petip736/
Peuti734/
Petid732/
Petté732/
Petít731/
Petiș731/
Phetthai7152/
Pettesch7123/
Petisova7118/
Phetthip717/
Peitisch714/
Phethise712/
Peettitt711/
Phetthit711/
D'Pettit711/
Phetthui711/
Petter6713,109/
Piette6710,001/
Petitt673,702/
Pettey672,242/
Piotti672,226/
Pistis672,146/
Pitois672,022/
Pettet671,826/
Pietta67929/
Pethes67763/
Petaia67742/
Pettay67646/
Pettee67567/
Pfeuti67521/
Paties67514/
Pittie67420/
Pateis67375/
Peteet67358/
Patois67343/
Photis67297/
Phethi67251/
Petges67196/
Pottes67170/
Petese67163/
Petett67155/
Pittui67150/
Petysh67142/
Pethai67111/
Pettex6787/
Poetes6778/
Peates6771/
Potish6766/
Petäys6766/
Pattiz6764/
Pethei6763/
Petted6754/
Patish6753/
Pestes6751/
Pattes6751/
Pithis6743/
Pajtis6742/
Peitoi6736/
Puitti6735/
Peithi6731/
Pethic6727/
Petesh6726/
Pfättisch6721/
Peettezhs6720/
Pitiss6720/
Peetes6719/
Petteh6719/
Peutte6719/
Piotis6718/
Peytie6718/
Petich6717/
Poties6717/
Pittes6716/
Pettyt6713/
Pothis6713/
Pethio6713/
Petehs6712/
Peshti6711/
Pitais6711/
Peatie6710/
Pettge6710/
Petesz6710/
Petishova679/
Petays679/
Pittai679/
Pestet679/
Poteis679/
Petyth679/
Phetta679/
Pittit678/
Pettaa678/
Pathis678/
Pettha677/
Peetta676/
Pitise676/
Peatta675/
Pittio675/
Pethoi675/
Peatty675/
Peitte674/
Pitish674/
Peteys674/
Poitis674/
Peutes674/
Peteus674/
Pethit673/
Pittiy673/
Peddti673/
Patiss673/
Paytis672/
Peiste672/
Phetes672/
Peteit672/
Paitti672/
Patais672/
Phetai672/
Pities672/
Pittei672/
Pietie672/
Petess672/
Peatai672/
Petait671/
Pottys671/
Pechti671/
Peethi671/
Peette671/
Peetty671/
Peitta671/
Ppitti671/
Pheeti671/
Phetio671/
Pejtit671/
Pettyy671/
Peutai671/
Petaiy671/
Peteas671/
Petees671/
Petesc671/
Pethiy671/
Petirz671/
Petitp671/
Pietes671/
Pistti671/
Pittiz671/
Pittoi671/
Bpetty671/
Bpatis671/
Paitis671/
Pethet671/
Peatei671/
Patisz671/
Petteu671/
Petytt671/
Peutie671/
Peytai671/
Pethys671/
Pete's671/
Pietty671/
Phetet671/
Phetic671/
Phetie671/
Pehtyi671/
Pesthi671/
Pestid671/
Pittic671/
Potois671/
Pottiz671/
Pestei671/
Pechtthip671/
Peites671/
Peitie671/
Pfethi671/
Potiss671/
Padtis671/
Pedtip671/
Pechtthai671/
Pethie670/
Peitit670/
Paetes670/
Patizs670/
Pettea670/
Petice670/
Pyttie670/
Pitett670/
Peatte670/

Pettis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pettis in the Russian language
Петтисpettis-

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