Petifer Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Petifer Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Latin) Iron-Foot (a nickname) [Anglo-French pedefer, French pied de fer-Latin pes, pedis, foot; de, of; ferr-um, iron] William Pedefer.—Close Rolls.
Petifer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 46 | 1:7,879,542 | 351,394 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 34 | 1:716,923 | 33,560 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Petifer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Latin) Iron-Foot (a nickname) [Anglo-French pedefer, French pied de fer-Latin pes, pedis, foot; de, of; ferr-um, iron] William Pedefer.—Close Rolls.
Old French, petite and fere, "the little wild beast;" doubtless an early sobriquet, analogous to Lovel, Purcell, &c. This name has been corrupted to Petipher, and, by the change of a single vowel only, it has been assimilated to Pharoah's captain of the guard, and made Potiphar.
Petifer Demographics
Average Petifer Salary in
United States
$39,038 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Petifer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petifer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Petifer (Russian: Петифер) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petifer? popularity and diffusion
The last name Petifer is the 2,689,253rd most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Petifer are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States Petifer is mostly found in: California, where 35 percent are found, North Carolina, where 28 percent are found and Washington, where 13 percent are found. Outside of The United States Petifer is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent are found and Cuba, where 2 percent are found.
Petifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Petifer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Petifer surname rose 460 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Petifer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Petifer last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.
Petifer earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.53% less than the national average, earning $39,038 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pettifer | 93 | 2,852 | / |
| Petitfere | 88 | 4 | / |
| Pettiffer | 88 | 1 | / |
| Petiffere | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pettifher | 88 | 0 | / |
| Pitifer | 86 | 63 | / |
| Petefer | 86 | 2 | / |
| Potifer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Petifir | 86 | 0 | / |
| Pettife | 86 | 0 | / |
| Pettyfer | 80 | 179 | / |
| Pettefer | 80 | 141 | / |
| Petipher | 80 | 33 | / |
| Pettifir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Piteifer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pattifer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Potifher | 80 | 0 | / |
| Petifa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Petefe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pettipher | 75 | 233 | / |
| Pettyffer | 75 | 0 | / |
| Potteifer | 75 | 0 | / |
| Petteffer | 75 | 0 | / |
| Petteyfer | 75 | 0 | / |
| Peteffe | 71 | 9 | / |
| Petyfeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Potipher | 67 | 839 | / |
| Petitfis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Petifish | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pityferd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pettepher | 63 | 18 | / |
| Pettifish | 63 | 0 | / |
| Pottipher | 63 | 0 | / |
| Petefi | 62 | 2 | / |
| Peteffi | 57 | 125 | / |
| Petipha | 57 | 57 | / |
| Pettefi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Petefish | 53 | 420 | / |
| Petteffi | 53 | 9 | / |
| Potepher | 53 | 1 | / |
| Pettefish | 50 | 0 | / |
Petifer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Petifer in the Russian language | ||
| Петифер | petifer | - |
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