Petison Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Petison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Petison (61) may also be a first name.

Petison Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petison (Russian: Пэтисон) is most common in Russia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petison? popularity and diffusion

The last name Petison is the 3,882,373rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. Petison is primarily found in Europe, where 35 percent of Petison are found; 31 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 19 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Petison is also the 1,257,960th most widespread first name in the world, held by 61 people.

It is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 24,020,509. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 67 percent reside, Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 17 percent reside and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 17 percent reside. Besides Russia this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent reside and Ghana, where 15 percent reside.

Petison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Petison has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Petison last name fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Petison Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petison in the Russian language
Пэтисонpetison-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petison
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