Pethel Surname

515,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pethel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pethel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5891:615,38049,848
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
France91:7,380,302306,885
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Péthel (11) are calculated separately.

Pethel (21) may also be a first name.

Pethel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pethel occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Péthel. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pethel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 515,938th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 11,530,927 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Pethel reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most numerous given name at a global level, borne by 21 people.

Pethel is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 589 people, or 1 in 615,380. In The United States Pethel is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 35 percent reside, Georgia, where 33 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Pethel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pethel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pethel last name increased 2,356 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pethel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pethel are 42.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 89.19% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pethel earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 14.91% less than the national average, earning $36,715 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.05% more than the national average, earning $59,146 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Péthel9411/
Pethtel92736/
Pethuel9220/
Paethel922/
Petheel921/
Pethell920/
Pesthel920/
Pethiel920/
Petel913,580/
Petechel86424/
Pethetel861/
Pestel832,953/
Petell83357/
Pathel83253/
Petuel83154/
Petele83132/
Peteul83104/
Peitel8387/
Paetel8374/
Pothel8366/
Peytel8362/
Petiel8358/
Pettel8335/
Poetel8332/
Peteil8319/
Peteal8318/
Pethle837/
Peatel835/
Pehtel835/
Päthel832/
Petlhe831/
Pietel831/
Phetel831/
Petl8029/
Pestell771,183/
Phetlhe77891/
Petelle77476/
Pesteil77274/
Pechtel77266/
Patheal7786/
Pettele7754/
Pathuel7754/
Peticel7737/
Pettell7722/
Phethle7716/
Petecel777/
Paithel776/
Patthel772/
Pathael771/
Patheel771/
Pathtel771/
Petetil771/
Pettoel771/
Petitel771/
Pestele771/
Pesthil771/
Poetael771/
Phetele771/
Pothell770/
Pestelt770/
Pfeutel770/
Petteel770/
Petielh770/
Peatell770/
Peteschelt751/
Patel734,847,640/
Pytel7313,702/
Potel734,174/
Pitel733,065/
Petil731,081/
Peitl73588/
Pestl73104/
Petle7387/
Peutl7345/
Pétel7326/
Peetl7322/
Pätel7322/
Paetl7316/
Petyl7311/
Phetl734/
Pettl733/
Pathl731/
Peatl731/
Pietl731/
Pejtl731/
Petelova71161/
Pettelle7144/
Petelová7129/
Peachtel711/
Pechtell711/
Pfeistel711/
Phethile711/
Patehell710/
Pfesteal710/
Patthell710/
Pattel671,555/
Pechtl67790/
Pistel67627/
Pittel67574/
Patell67528/
Pestil67515/
Pathil67436/
Paitel67427/
Pateel67362/
Patuel67336/
Pyttel67318/
Pottel67181/
Pytell67119/
Poitel67116/
Pettle6796/
Pitell6774/
Petile6773/
Patael6763/
Puitel6758/
Phetle6750/
Petill6745/
Paatel6737/
Potell6735/
Pajtel6733/
Ppatel6722/
Patiel6721/
Pettil6718/
Bpatel6717/
Phatel6717/
Pithle6716/
Pietil6711/
Hpatel6710/
Pitael6710/
Pitelt678/
Paytel677/
Piteel675/
Petail674/
Pitele673/
Peitil673/
Paathl672/
Petlet672/
Patelh672/
Petyol672/
Pydtel672/
Pathyl671/
Peetle671/
Peutil671/
Petiol671/
Phitel671/
Pästel671/
Pestyl671/
Poteel670/
Petilt670/
Petitl670/

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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
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  • 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 Pethel
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