Petard Surname

670,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Petard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3761:176,65627,509
French Polynesia311:9,0581,949
United States151:24,163,929685,360
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Pétard (14) are calculated separately.

Petard Last Name Facts

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

Petard is most common in France. It may also be found as: Pétard. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petard? popularity and diffusion

The surname Petard is the 670,508th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 16,339,789 people. The surname Petard is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Petard live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 376 people, or 1 in 176,656. In France it is mostly found in: Pays de la Loire, where 35 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 20 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 16 percent are found. Excluding France Petard exists in 12 countries. It is also common in French Polynesia, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Petard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Petard has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 115 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Petard surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Petard earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.88% less than the national average, earning $40,181 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pétard9414/
Pethard9274/
Peytard9240/
Pettard9217/
Petar911,273/
Petare832,317/
Patard831,734/
Pitard831,445/
Potard831,306/
Peitar83352/
Peetar83250/
Peterd8347/
Pettar8325/
Pethar8323/
Pestar8320/
Petgar8313/
Petarz835/
Petair832/
Peatar832/
Phetar832/
Pietar832/
Petart831/
Petord831/
Petear830/
Pittard773,328/
Peettar77330/
Pethare77176/
Petterd77168/
Petarte77107/
Poitard7791/
Pithard7742/
Pattard7728/
Pottard7727/
Paitard7711/
Païtard777/
Pothard772/
Petaare772/
Phetord771/
Phatard771/
Pettord771/
Peestar771/
Petarre771/
Phetart771/
Puitard770/
Pethord770/
Pitar736,749/
Petor73112/
Pytar733/
Pitthard7125/
Pitteard719/
Pithardt713/
Phaetart711/
Petarova711/
Pittar671,357/
Paytar67512/
Potart67283/
Phitar67252/
Pitart6794/
Pitare6775/
Pestor6750/
Petour6748/
Paitar6741/
Pithar6736/
Patart6732/
Piştar6722/
Puitar6722/
Pistar6715/
Pietor6714/
Petert6711/
Petore6711/
Peteur679/
Peetor677/
Pitaar673/
Pajtar673/
Pitaur672/
Peator672/
Pitarh671/
Paterd671/
Pyotar671/
Pythar671/
Pettarova671/
Pitarz671/
Pystar671/
Phetor671/
Peutor671/
Peytor670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petard
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