Petery Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Petery Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
Australia401:674,89346,030
Slovakia141:381,17550,143
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

The alternate forms: Pétery (116) are calculated separately.

Petery (13) may also be a first name.

Petery Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petery is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Pétery. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petery? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,006,539th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Petery live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. Petery is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 13 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 2,338,445. In The United States Petery is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 43 percent reside, New York, where 7 percent reside and Virginia, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 16 percent reside and Slovakia, where 6 percent reside.

Petery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Petery has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 204 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Petery Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Petery surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Petery last name are 0.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.94% being registered to vote for the party.

Petery earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.09% less than the national average, earning $42,248 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pétery94116/
Peteroy9281/
Pettery9211/
Peterys9210/
Pethery922/
Peterey921/
Peteryi921/
Pietery920/
Peetery920/
Poeteray8640/
Pesterey862/
Petera831,242/
Petere831,098/
Peteri83662/
Patery83258/
Petary8321/
Peterj832/
Pitery832/
Peteré832/
Potery831/
Petiry831/
Petory831/
Peterer77380/
Peterie77378/
Peteira77230/
Peteraj77212/
Pietera77172/
Pattery77158/
Pettera77157/
Peteres7783/
Pittery7781/
Pottery7772/
Peteris7764/
Peştere7734/
Petteri7726/
Poeteri7716/
Peutere7715/
Peterre7714/
Peterra7711/
Pothery779/
Pettere777/
Pieteri777/
Pateray776/
Peterze775/
Pathery773/
Peterez773/
Pietere773/
Pesteri772/
Peterri772/
Peterio772/
Petiera772/
Peateri771/
Pheteri771/
Petaray771/
Peterai771/
Peterea771/
Peterej771/
Peterep771/
Pethary771/
Paterey771/
Peteyra771/
Petiory771/
Petetre771/
Piotery771/
Poteray771/
Phatery771/
Peterzi771/
Petarey770/
Peteret770/
Petehyrych75204/
Peteherych7593/
Petehyrycz752/
Petereit712,614/
Poetiray71158/
Peterich71100/
Pioteyry7148/
Petterøe7144/
Petterez7133/
Petierre7132/
Pateiray7123/
Potteray7116/
Peterets7115/
Peterrer7114/
Phetiere7113/
Peterecz7112/
Peterraj717/
Peshteri717/
Peisterä716/
Pethariy716/
Peterait715/
Paterroy715/
Petereha715/
Pethiere714/
Petterer714/
Peterejt714/
Patheray714/
Pieterze714/
Pesterre713/
Petterio713/
Petteres713/
Pitheriy713/
Petterie712/
Peterher712/
Peterett711/
Petharay711/
Piterych711/
Pettiere711/
Petterui711/
Pettieri711/
Pettyrer711/
Photoery711/
Peisteri711/
Peiteris711/
Piothery711/
Poeterai711/
Pieterza711/
Peteeree711/
Potheray710/
Peeteres710/
Patterey710/
Petterze710/
Petare672,317/
Patere672,105/
Pitera671,577/
Potere67458/
Péteri67410/
Pateri67286/
Poteri67252/
Piteri67185/
Petari67154/
Petira6799/
Patary6772/
Pitere6756/
Petterich6749/
Peterherr6742/
Patearroy6736/
Petire6735/
Patiry6725/
Patierroy6720/
Patory6719/
Pytera6716/
Petore6711/
Potory6711/
Petiri678/
Petíra677/
Petereith675/
Petori674/
Pettierre674/
Pitiry672/
Peterreit672/
Petěra672/
Pieterzie672/
Peisterer671/
Pfesterer671/
Petyra671/
Pèteri671/
Potiry671/
Phethered671/
Pjteri671/
Petterhed670/

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Footnotes

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