Pethő Surname

149,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,956 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Pethő Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pethő Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary2,7921:3,516412
Romania1301:154,44516,256
Slovakia291:184,01631,260
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Pethő Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pethő is found in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pethő? popularity and diffusion

It is the 149,466th most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,465,340 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pethő reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

It is most widely held in Hungary, where it is carried by 2,792 people, or 1 in 3,516. In Hungary it is most frequent in: Budapest, where 20 percent are found, Pest County, where 13 percent are found and Veszprém County, where 11 percent are found. Other than Hungary this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 4 percent are found and Slovakia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pető897,255/
Peth891,337/
Pethe807,748/
Petch804,570/
Pieth80230/
Pesth80118/
Peeth80106/
Petőh8058/
Peith8032/
Peath8027/
Pheth8025/
Peths8015/
Petsh8012/
Petht805/
Peuth801/
Petth801/
Pethőová7733/
Peh7523,360/
Pet754,334/
Petőcz73212/
Phethe73176/
Peatch7319/
Peitch7315/
Pestch737/
Phetch736/
Phetph733/
Peeteh732/
Pheith732/
Pheath732/
Pehthe731/
Peithe731/
Peathe730/
Peitsh730/
Pech67100,451/
Pete6715,641/
Peet6712,412/
Pesh679,430/
Peat677,228/
Piet676,071/
Pett674,438/
Pest671,281/
Pets67987/
Phet67792/
Peitsch67769/
Pieh67290/
Peut67205/
Pheh67203/
Perh67123/
Pedh67118/
Päth6775/
Peit6762/
Pith6755/
Peetsch6740/
Pešt6732/
Peih6729/
Pethová6719/
Petőová6714/
Bpet679/
Ppet679/
Pedt679/
Pehz677/
Peuh675/
Poheeth674/
Pehs674/
Pehh674/
Peyt673/
Peph673/
Pethova672/
Peht672/
Pejh672/
Peyh672/
Peteher672/
Pehj671/
Petssch671/
Pezt671/
Pjth671/
Petp671/
Petd671/
Peytsch671/
Petì671/
Pettssh671/
Pyth670/
Peatsch670/

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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 Pethő
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