Petchell Surname

708,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 414 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Petchell Surname Definition:

From the French, Pechell; a personal name.$

Petchell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2051:131,68614,301
England781:714,33440,171
United States741:4,898,094251,818
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
France21:33,211,361423,184
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1181:206,57116,235
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Petchell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the French, Pechell; a personal name.$

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Petchell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petchell is most common in Australia. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Petchell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petchell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Petchell is the 708,658th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 17,602,768 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 62 percent of Petchell live; 62 percent live in Australasia and 62 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 131,686. In Australia it is primarily found in: Western Australia, where 49 percent are found, New South Wales, where 33 percent are found and Victoria, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Australia it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Petchell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Petchell has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 34 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 370 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Petchell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Petchell last name are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.23% being registered with the political party.

Petchell earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pietchell943/
Petschell941/
Petchel93150/
Pechell9320/
Patchell881,547/
Petschel88649/
Pitchell88151/
Peschell88103/
Peachell8844/
Pietchel8814/
Peitchel8812/
Potchell880/
Pechel86165/
Petcel865/
Pecell863/
Petschelt8274/
Paitchell8215/
Pathchell821/
Peschel808,473/
Peichel80314/
Piechel80242/
Patchel80160/
Pecheul8088/
Peshell8036/
Pitchel8023/
Petzell8014/
Pichell804/
Petcelt804/
Pescell802/
Pechele802/
Peachel802/
Petshel801/
Pechiel801/
Potchel800/
Pesthel800/
Peuchel800/
Phechel800/
Pecel77246/
Pieschel75486/
Peuschel75287/
Pitschel75141/
Peschelt7566/
Peischel7563/
Pichelle7523/
Paitchel7520/
Patchill754/
Pischell754/
Pitchele753/
Peachill751/
Petsehel751/
Picheell751/
Peichelt751/
Pechille751/
Pichel712,595/
Petzel711,516/
Pitzschel71214/
Peshel71187/
Petsel71100/
Pechyl7170/
Pecelt7143/
Pitcel7140/
Pescel7139/
Pychel7135/
Petkel7116/
Pejcel7113/
Pezell718/
Pechelova718/
Pechöl716/
Pechil712/
Pesell712/
Peciel712/
Picell711/
Peceld711/
Pischel672,192/
Pessell67112/
Piochel6778/
Päschel6762/
Pichele6755/
Pajchel6753/
Petzäll6744/
Peishel6731/
Peschelová6726/
Petrzel6725/
Peczelt6718/
Pezzell6715/
Pietzel6714/
Peykhel6713/
Pechile6711/
Peikhel679/
Phexell678/
Paichel675/
Physell672/
Peichelová672/
Petsill672/
Peachyl671/
Peetsel671/
Pekhele671/
Peschil671/
Pitkell671/
Peatzel671/
Pieczel671/
Pichill671/
Pettsel671/
Petsiel671/
Pesthil671/
Pécheul671/
Pitxell671/
Petkael671/
Piscell670/
Peasell670/
Pishell670/
Petgill670/

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