Petillon Surname

269,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Petillon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petillon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,1751:56,5307,519
Belgium1811:63,51710,203
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
England51:11,143,612252,590
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Pétillon (39) are calculated separately.

Petillon (743) may also be a first name.

Petillon Last Name Facts

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

Petillon is most common in France. It can also appear as: Pétillon. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petillon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 269,873rd most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 5,039,797 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Petillon reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Petillon is also the 301,729th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 743 people.

It is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 1,175 people, or 1 in 56,530. In France Petillon is most numerous in: Hauts-de-France, where 32 percent reside, Brittany, where 18 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 18 percent reside. Apart from France Petillon is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Petillon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Petillon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 248 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petillon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Petillon are 35.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for the party.

Petillon earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.99% more than the national average, earning $43,577 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pétillon9639/
Petillion94308/
Peillon932,136/
Pestillone891/
Patillon88306/
Potillon886/
Petillan884/
Petlon8633/
Peilon861/
Potillion8266/
Patillion828/
Pechillon826/
Pétillion823/
Pitillion822/
Pettillan821/
Paillon80408/
Poillon80341/
Puillon80162/
Pettlon80101/
Petlong8040/
Phillon8017/
Pelleon806/
Peilhon805/
Peillón802/
Peilong802/
Petluon801/
Pittillion7821/
Pattillion781/
Pilon7727,202/
Pelon771,599/
Poillion75338/
Phillion75330/
Poillong7517/
Phellion7510/
Paillion753/
Phetlong753/
Patillan752/
Phillone751/
Paillond751/
Paillone751/
Peilland751/
Pitillan751/
Phetloun751/
Paillong751/
Pilone712,499/
Pelone71829/
Pelong71626/
Phelon71426/
Philon71424/
Pailon71286/
Pilong71226/
Petlan7192/
Peloin7169/
Paillotin7158/
Piolon7156/
Peulon7156/
Patlon7154/
Pilion7128/
Pelion7118/
Pelhon7116/
Peilan7110/
Petlán7110/
Pelyon7110/
Poilon715/
Pilhon713/
Piloon713/
Pehlon712/
Pislon712/
Pitlon711/
Pealon711/
Peelon711/
Pelgon711/
Pelomn711/
Peylon711/
Pfelon711/
Pilyon711/
Pielon711/
Petlun711/
Pitellion711/
Pilgon711/
Pelond710/
Pelont710/
Pilont710/
Paillan672,556/
Philion67986/
Petlane67718/
Pelotin67301/
Philone67207/
Pailhon67167/
Peglion67149/
Pytloun67142/
Pelosin67127/
Pitloun6793/
Petlund6753/
Pelione6747/
Pelatin6744/
Philoon6727/
Phelion6724/
Poilong6724/
Phellan6723/
Pilione6723/
Peilane677/
Phetlan677/
Phetlom676/
Petland675/
Philong675/
Pathillian675/
Phealon674/
Piliong674/
Peeleon674/
Peilian674/
Paillán673/
Peelong673/
Phailon672/
Phillom672/
Piloten672/
Peilāne672/
Phillan672/
Peelyon671/
Petlian671/
Payllon671/
Pelongh671/
Peloune671/
Puilong671/
Petlaun671/
Phatlon671/
Petlang671/
Petlung671/
Pealong671/
Phelone670/
Philyon670/
Pheloin670/
Pittlon670/
Poyllon670/
Pelhonn670/
Pailion670/

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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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  • 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 Petillon
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