View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

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

Petion is found in Haiti more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Pétion or Petión. For other possible spellings of Petion click here.

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

This surname is the 31,189^th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 425,575 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Petion reside; 94 percent reside in Caribbean and 94 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 250,123^rd most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 1,029 people.

The surname Petion is most widespread in Haiti, where it is held by 16,029 people, or 1 in 667. In Haiti it is most numerous in: Ouest, where 31 percent live, Sud, where 14 percent live and Sud-Est, where 13 percent live. Apart from Haiti Petion is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Petion Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Petion has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 54,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petion Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Chaldean Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Petion surname are 33.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 86.36% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Petion earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.64% less than the national average, earning $42,440 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.55% less than the national average, earning $37,983 CAD per year.