Where Does The Last Name Petignat Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Petignat has its highest incidence in Switzerland. It may also be found as a variant: Pétignat. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petignat? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 626,382^nd most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 14,902,957 people. The last name Petignat occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Petignat live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 368 people, or 1 in 22,318. In Switzerland Petignat is primarily found in: Republic and Canton of the Jura, where 63 percent reside, Canton of Bern, where 9 percent reside and Canton of Vaud, where 9 percent reside. Other than Switzerland it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 12 percent reside and France, where 9 percent reside.

Petignat Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Petignat has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Petignat surname grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.