Petef Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Sweden

Petef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Petef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petef is found most frequently in England. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Petef.

How Common Is The Last Name Petef? popularity and diffusion

Petef is the 5,213,395th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Petef is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Petef reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Petef is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England it is most common in: Nottinghamshire, where 57 percent live and Greater London, where 43 percent live. Outside of England Petef exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 36 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peteff9112/
Pestef912/
Pettef911/
Petefe911/
Peteffe839/
Petteff831/
Petev80764/
Patef808/
Petew804/
Petif801/
Peteva73787/
Petiev7341/
Pateff7311/
Peteev739/
Pistef737/
Pettif732/
Pithef731/
Petteb731/
Pestif730/
Pettew730/
Petteeb6715/
Pettiev672/
Paetiew671/
Petyfeh671/
Pitefch671/
Pettitf671/
Pettife670/
Pettevs670/

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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 Petef
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