Pethurst Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pethurst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pethurst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:1,137,10353,999
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566

Pethurst Last Name Facts

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

Pethurst is found most in England. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pethurst? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pethurst is the 2,746,821st most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Pethurst are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 1,137,103. In England Pethurst is mostly found in: Greater London, where 22 percent reside, Hertfordshire, where 18 percent reside and Kent, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account England it is found in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Pethurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pethurst has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Pethurst last name increased 223 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pothurst881/
Pathurst880/
Peturs868/
Potthurst8235/
Pieteurs751/
Petors717/
Péturs713/
Petoors67298/
Peators670/
Pitteurs6341/
Pettorss631/
Petoorse631/
Pitors571/
Paytors536/
Pitoors533/
Pittoors50430/

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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 Pethurst
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