Pechthold Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pechthold Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pechthold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Pechthold Last Name Facts

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

Pechthold is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pechthold? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,017,195th most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Pechthold live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 2,439,559. In Germany Pechthold is most prevalent in: Saxony, where 30 percent live, Thuringia, where 24 percent live and Hesse, where 18 percent live. Besides Germany it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Pechthold Last Name Statistics demography

Pechthold earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 139% more than the national average, earning $103,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pechtold94461/
Pächthold899/
Pechtholt893/
Pechtoldt891/
Pechtol8853/
Pethold880/
Piethold8244/
Pechtoll8215/
Pechtool821/
Pichtold821/
Pechtolt820/
Peshtold820/
Pethol802/
Petold802/
Pechthalt7864/
Petchtool781/
Pechtal751/
Petgold750/
Pesthol750/
Petol7177/
Pekhtolt714/
Petole6785/
Pethal6727/
Pithol676/
Petchtale674/
Pestol673/
Pihtol671/

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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
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  • 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 Pechthold
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