Petigny Surname

429,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 803 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Petigny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petigny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti4611:23,1761,839
France2311:287,54444,088
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Pétigny (6) are calculated separately.

Petigny Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petigny occurs more in Haiti more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Pétigny. For other possible spellings of Petigny click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petigny? popularity and diffusion

It is the 429,441st most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 9,075,400 people. The last name Petigny occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Petigny are found; 57 percent are found in Caribbean and 57 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean.

The surname is most commonly held in Haiti, where it is held by 461 people, or 1 in 23,176. In Haiti Petigny is most prevalent in: Nord, where 87 percent are found, Ouest, where 10 percent are found and Nord-Est, where 2 percent are found. Not including Haiti this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Petigny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Petigny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Petigny last name increased 1,113 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petigny Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Petigny last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Petigny earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $41,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.44% less than the national average, earning $38,038 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pétigny956/
Pettigny937/
Peteigney885/
Putigny86277/
Patigny86264/
Potigny86195/
Petigna8611/
Petigno861/
Pitigny861/
Pautigny8078/
Bettigny8040/
Petgni777/
Petgna771/
Petgno771/
Ptgn731/
Petagna71563/
Petagno71100/
Putigna7179/
Batigny7115/
Patigno719/
Pedigni711/
Petugni711/
Petagne711/
Poettgn710/
Boutigny671,186/
Pettugni6724/
Pattigno6716/
Peddigni674/
Pottigni673/
Pediogni671/
Puttigna671/
Petagnou671/
Pottiegn670/

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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 Petigny
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