Pethig Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Pethig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pethig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand721:62,8939,679
England191:2,932,529101,561
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Wales171:182,03112,022
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Pethig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pethig is more frequently found in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pethig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,565,797th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 56 percent of Pethig live; 56 percent live in Australasia and 56 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most frequently occurring in New Zealand, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 62,893. In New Zealand Pethig is mostly concentrated in: Canterbury Region, where 63 percent live, Auckland Region, where 17 percent live and Wellington Region, where 14 percent live. Besides New Zealand Pethig occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent live and Germany, where 14 percent live.

Pethig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pethig has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Pethig last name grew 271 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poethig9290/
Petig91474/
Pietig83358/
Pöthig83234/
Pettig83150/
Pethic8327/
Petigk8321/
Peitig833/
Poetig832/
Pothig831/
Pestig830/
Peatig830/
Petigs830/
Pethick771,396/
Pettigs774/
Pethike773/
Pettaig771/
Pietieg771/
Poetigh770/
Petik731,150/
Petix73866/
Petic73542/
Patig73116/
Pitig7345/
Pötig7340/
Peteg731/
Petiq731/
Pettigue710/
Pothik672,987/
Pathik671,744/
Petics6781/
Pittig6780/
Petike6745/
Pestic6744/
Pattig6718/
Petick6716/
Pettik6716/
Petehc6712/
Peštik6710/
Pettic679/
Patigh676/
Poetic676/
Poetik672/
Pataig672/
Petiks672/
Petegt671/
Petikh671/
Pithik671/
Pöttig671/
Pitigh671/
Pottig671/
Patihg671/
Petykh671/
Pesteg671/
Phetic671/
Petehk671/
Petteg670/
Pietic670/

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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 Pethig
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