Petho Surname

404,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Petho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2371:84,7179,896
United States2051:1,768,092116,364
Cameroon1501:138,46015,452
Hungary651:151,02013,594
Australia361:749,88148,970
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
England241:2,321,58686,519
Slovakia231:232,02036,711
Pakistan221:8,120,17743,015
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Pethõ (2) & Pethó (1) are calculated separately.

Petho (154) may also be a first name.

Petho Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petho is more frequently found in Romania than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Pethõ or Pethó. For other possible spellings of Petho click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petho? popularity and diffusion

The last name Petho is the 404,308th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 8,405,474 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Petho are found; 37 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 27 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 740,891st most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 154 people.

The surname Petho is most common in Romania, where it is held by 237 people, or 1 in 84,717. In Romania it is mostly found in: Covasna County, where 33 percent are found, Mureș County, where 31 percent are found and Cluj County, where 30 percent are found. Other than Romania this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Cameroon, where 17 percent are found.

Petho Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Petho are 6.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.23% registered with the political party.

The amount Petho earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.96% more than the national average, earning $46,582 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.04% less than the national average, earning $44,196 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pethõ932/
Pethó931/
Phetho9138/
Pethou9137/
Pethos9125/
Pethoi915/
Pethod913/
Pethoo912/
Pethoh911/
Pethoy911/
Peetho911/
Peto896,608/
Pethoud83208/
Peithot8313/
Phethoi836/
Phethoy832/
Phestho831/
Pethuod831/
Paethoj831/
Pheetho831/
Paettho831/
Pheto804,030/
Petot801,763/
Petto801,122/
Pitho80741/
Patho80740/
Petha80331/
Pesto80287/
Petoh80284/
Petou80241/
Peuto80240/
Pieto80214/
Peito80161/
Petoš80157/
Peyto8066/
Petoi8065/
Paeto8056/
Petos8047/
Potho8036/
Petoa8028/
Petah8027/
Pešto8027/
Pehto8016/
Petod8012/
Petoy809/
Petgo806/
Peeto805/
Petoo805/
Poeto803/
Petuo802/
Pötho801/
Pytho801/
Petop801/
Phaettho777/
Petohova772/
Pethóová771/
Pettah732,709/
Peetha731,541/
Phetha731,385/
Phesto73575/
Poetto73412/
Phatho73410/
Pethad73333/
Petach73297/
Petoud73212/
Pothou73211/
Petoux73128/
Petocz7373/
Pithod7346/
Phaeto7341/
Peytou7341/
Peitoi7336/
Paitho7335/
Pithoi7332/
Pythou7332/
Phitho7331/
Peitos7328/
Poeyto7328/
Photho7323/
Pettos7322/
Pithoo7320/
Pietto7319/
Paetha7319/
Phetto7318/
Pestou7316/
Pathoi7315/
Petout739/
Peetou739/
Paetoh739/
Pethas739/
Pettot738/
Pettha737/
Peisto736/
Pethau736/
Pechto736/
Pathoo735/
Pethat735/
Peatha734/
Pestos734/
Peasto734/
Pietha734/
Pattho734/
Petash732/
Petosh732/
Pithou732/
Pehtou732/
Peytot732/
Petoos732/
Pheito732/
Peytoo731/
Petaha731/
Petoss731/
Paatho731/
Petoch731/
Petois731/
Paetou731/
Pettoh731/
Pettou731/
Peutoh731/
Peutou731/
Peutto731/
Pethah731/
Petheu731/
Petous731/
Phetgo731/
Phetot731/
Peitou731/
Pestha731/
Pithos731/
Pithoy731/
Poetou731/
Péthos731/
Ppeito731/
Phetoh731/
Phetoa731/
Pottho731/
Pheeto731/
Pessto731/
Peutuo731/
Padtho731/
Peatto731/
Pietoh730/
Peta6711,649/
Poto677,289/
Pito674,444/
Pythoud67664/
Pithois67442/
Pithoud67185/
Petasch67137/
Peytout67112/
Pyto6755/
Peethaa6749/
Pitthoo6747/
Phattho6713/
Peytoud6712/
Phethap6710/
Petó676/
Petóová676/
Phettod675/
Phottho674/
Phaitho674/
Piththo672/
Peththa672/
Phettah672/
Phethat672/
Phettoi672/
Pettoys671/
Patthoo671/
Peathaa671/
Peetaha671/
Pheitha671/
Pettath671/
Petthaa671/
Pettosh671/
Pgeetha671/
Pêto671/
Peztout671/
Petô671/
Petõ671/
Phithot671/
Petashs671/
Petasht671/
Phetach671/
Phetoud671/
Phetout671/
Phettha671/
Phadtho671/
Paehtha671/
Pettahe670/
Peitoux670/

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