Pet Surname
Approximately 4,334 people bear this surname
Pet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 581 | 1:14,034 | 1,341 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| United States | 488 | 1:742,744 | 58,145 |
| Philippines | 438 | 1:231,137 | 35,347 |
| Netherlands | 366 | 1:46,140 | 7,845 |
| India | 312 | 1:2,458,543 | 78,930 |
| Cambodia | 281 | 1:55,114 | 1,901 |
| Malaysia | 193 | 1:152,820 | 9,522 |
| Indonesia | 128 | 1:1,033,197 | 75,404 |
| Brazil | 127 | 1:1,685,625 | 55,239 |
| Poland | 95 | 1:400,092 | 42,855 |
| Australia | 80 | 1:337,446 | 28,659 |
| England | 71 | 1:784,761 | 42,668 |
| Spain | 60 | 1:779,201 | 32,544 |
| Turkey | 58 | 1:1,341,749 | 54,680 |
| Mexico | 55 | 1:2,256,840 | 19,878 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| Iran | 35 | 1:2,193,786 | 75,524 |
| France | 35 | 1:1,897,792 | 163,564 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| Afghanistan | 26 | 1:1,236,661 | 10,825 |
| China | 23 | 1:59,448,764 | 3,236 |
| Italy | 21 | 1:2,912,223 | 98,106 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Taiwan | 13 | 1:1,803,442 | 11,840 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Greece | 7 | 1:1,582,827 | 88,377 |
| Ireland | 6 | 1:784,823 | 16,062 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 1:221,219 | 8,471 |
| North Macedonia | 4 | 1:525,368 | 20,918 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Pet (7,312) may also be a first name.
Pet Demographics
Average Pet Salary in
United States
$46,653 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pet Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pet (Hindi: पेत, Marathi: पॅट, Oriya: େପଟ) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pet click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pet? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 107,635th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,681,483 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 36 percent of Pet are found; 25 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 13 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 75,410th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 7,312 people.
The last name Pet is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 581 people, or 1 in 14,034. In Papua New Guinea Pet is most frequent in: Western Highlands, where 68 percent live, Jiwaka, where 16 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 6 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea Pet is found in 90 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.
Pet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Pet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pet last name increased 3,754 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 7,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pet Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Pet surname are 0.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.17% registered with the political party.
The amount Pet earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.51% less than the national average, earning R 93,840 per year and in United States they earn 8.12% more than the national average, earning $46,653 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pete | 86 | 15,641 | / |
| Peet | 86 | 12,412 | / |
| Pető | 86 | 7,255 | / |
| Peat | 86 | 7,228 | / |
| Piet | 86 | 6,071 | / |
| Pett | 86 | 4,438 | / |
| Peth | 86 | 1,337 | / |
| Pest | 86 | 1,281 | / |
| Pets | 86 | 987 | / |
| Phet | 86 | 792 | / |
| Peut | 86 | 205 | / |
| Peit | 86 | 62 | / |
| Pešt | 86 | 32 | / |
| Bpet | 86 | 9 | / |
| Ppet | 86 | 9 | / |
| Pedt | 86 | 9 | / |
| Peyt | 86 | 3 | / |
| Peht | 86 | 2 | / |
| Petì | 86 | 1 | / |
| Petd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Petp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pezt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pe | 80 | 121,917 | / |
| Pethe | 75 | 7,748 | / |
| Petch | 75 | 4,570 | / |
| Peete | 75 | 3,784 | / |
| Pethő | 75 | 2,956 | / |
| Petts | 75 | 2,484 | / |
| Peets | 75 | 2,220 | / |
| Peate | 75 | 1,666 | / |
| Pette | 75 | 1,510 | / |
| Pecht | 75 | 1,359 | / |
| Piedt | 75 | 1,335 | / |
| Pheut | 75 | 1,041 | / |
| Peste | 75 | 579 | / |
| Phete | 75 | 573 | / |
| Peats | 75 | 279 | / |
| Peist | 75 | 259 | / |
| Pieth | 75 | 230 | / |
| Piett | 75 | 184 | / |
| Phets | 75 | 157 | / |
| Peszt | 75 | 136 | / |
| Pesth | 75 | 118 | / |
| Peatt | 75 | 115 | / |
| Peite | 75 | 108 | / |
| Peeth | 75 | 106 | / |
| Peett | 75 | 102 | / |
| Pesht | 75 | 83 | / |
| Peytz | 75 | 76 | / |
| Petőh | 75 | 58 | / |
| Peest | 75 | 39 | / |
| Peith | 75 | 32 | / |
| Peits | 75 | 32 | / |
| Peath | 75 | 27 | / |
| Peşte | 75 | 26 | / |
| Pheth | 75 | 25 | / |
| Peatz | 75 | 17 | / |
| Pfest | 75 | 17 | / |
| Peths | 75 | 15 | / |
| Petsh | 75 | 12 | / |
| Peyts | 75 | 12 | / |
| Phiet | 75 | 9 | / |
| Phett | 75 | 7 | / |
| Pietd | 75 | 7 | / |
| Pește | 75 | 6 | / |
| Petht | 75 | 5 | / |
| Pehte | 75 | 5 | / |
| Peyte | 75 | 5 | / |
| Peast | 75 | 2 | / |
| Peitt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pfeit | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pieht | 75 | 2 | / |
| Peidt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pheet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pheit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Peuth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Peyst | 75 | 1 | / |
| Peztz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pfedt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pgeet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Petth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pettt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Petìt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Petcz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ppete | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pet'z | 75 | 1 | / |
| P'Eet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Peedt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phetp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pests | 75 | 0 | / |
| Peadt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pei | 67 | 1,063,959 | / |
| Pit | 67 | 29,859 | / |
| Peh | 67 | 23,360 | / |
| Pea | 67 | 22,657 | / |
| Pes | 67 | 7,522 | / |
| Pee | 67 | 6,667 | / |
| Per | 67 | 6,598 | / |
| Phe | 67 | 6,204 | / |
| Pie | 67 | 5,595 | / |
| Pey | 67 | 3,542 | / |
| Peu | 67 | 3,440 | / |
| Ped | 67 | 2,609 | / |
| Pez | 67 | 2,411 | / |
| Pep | 67 | 1,347 | / |
| Pjt | 67 | 941 | / |
| Petova | 67 | 508 | / |
| Pyt | 67 | 451 | / |
| Petőcz | 67 | 212 | / |
| Pej | 67 | 192 | / |
| Pescht | 67 | 188 | / |
| Phethe | 67 | 176 | / |
| Peč | 67 | 98 | / |
| Peshte | 67 | 64 | / |
| Pje | 67 | 63 | / |
| Pheatt | 67 | 62 | / |
| Pée | 67 | 42 | / |
| Pfe | 67 | 25 | / |
| Peatch | 67 | 19 | / |
| Peć | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ppe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Peitch | 67 | 15 | / |
| Petová | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pge | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bpe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pestch | 67 | 7 | / |
| Peř | 67 | 6 | / |
| Phetch | 67 | 6 | / |
| Peitte | 67 | 4 | / |
| Paheet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hpe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phetph | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vpe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Peatts | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peiste | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pheath | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pheith | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peeteh | 67 | 2 | / |
| D'Pete | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pechte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peette | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peetts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peithe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peitts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pheete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pheitt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peð | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfecht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pehthe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Põe | 67 | 1 | / |
| P'Gett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfeist | 67 | 0 | / |
| Peathe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Phetts | 67 | 0 | / |
| Peicht | 67 | 0 | / |
| Peitsh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Peisht | 67 | 0 | / |
| Peaste | 67 | 0 | / |
| Peatte | 67 | 0 | / |
Pet Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pet in the Hindi language | ||
| पेत | peta | 66.67 |
| पेट | peta | 33.33 |
| Pet in the Marathi language | ||
| पॅट | peta | 50 |
| पेत | peta | 25 |
| पेट | peta | 25 |
| Pet in the Oriya language | ||
| େପଟ | epata | 49.51 |
| େପତ | epata | 45.63 |
| େପଟ୍ | epat | 2.91 |
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