de Petit Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

de Petit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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de Petit Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

de Petit Last Name Facts

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

de Petit is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Petit? popularity and diffusion

de Petit is the 10,311,814th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. de Petit is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of de Petit are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname de Petit is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 11,496,644. In Belgium de Petit is primarily found in: Walloon Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Belgium this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live and Venezuela, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
des Petit942/
de Pettit941/
de Petta88128/
de Pette880/
de Petter82461/
de Peitid826/
de Pita8040/
de Pete804/
de Peta802/
de Pity801/
di Petta75452/
de Peter7527/
de Pitta757/
de Pétta752/
de Pitti752/
di Petti751/
di Petty751/
de Pester7126/
de Peyster6714/
di Peta671/
De-Pistis591/
de Pijter591/
de Pister590/
de Poyster566/
de Payster560/
de Poister560/
de Physter560/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Petit
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