Petherwick Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Petherwick Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petherwick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:1,505,89364,828
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508

Petherwick Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petherwick is found most in England. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petherwick? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,100,440th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Petherwick live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in British Isles.

It is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 1,505,893. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 62 percent are found, Lancashire, where 22 percent are found and Essex, where 3 percent are found. Beside England it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Malaysia, where 3 percent are found.

Petherwick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Petherwick has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Petherwick surname expanded 161 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petherick952,267/
Petherrick901/
Pethrick8971/
Patherick840/
Potherick840/
Pethric822/
Batherwick800/
Paterwic7833/
Pathrick7831/
Patheric780/
Pathorick740/
Batherick740/
Pathric7128/
Pethrak7111/
Pathrik714/
Pethrig711/
Bethric711/
Pothrik711/
Bathrick67552/
Patharik674/
Petrevic673/
Pathriak673/
Beathric671/
Puthrika671/
Buthrick670/
Bothrick670/

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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
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  • 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 Petherwick
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