Peterfay Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Peterfay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Peterfay Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria91:946,15970,786
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997

The alternate forms: Péterfay (27) are calculated separately.

Peterfay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peterfay is found in Austria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Péterfay. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peterfay? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Peterfay live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Austria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 946,159. In Austria it is most prevalent in: Styria, where 100 percent live. Outside of Austria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Croatia, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Péterfay9627/
Peterfy9390/
Peterffy8866/
Peterfaj8835/
Peterfai8833/
Peterfea881/
Peterfi80663/
Péterfy80232/
Péterfai75200/
Péterffy75171/
Peterfish7121/
Petterfer711/
Péterfi67431/
Peaterfish670/
Piterfish590/
Pottorfe501/
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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 Peterfay
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