Petit-Pierre Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Petit-Pierre Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Petit & Pierre.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petit-Pierre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
France141:4,744,480251,814
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Petit-Pierre Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Petit-Pierre Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Petit-Pierre is more frequently found in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petit-Pierre? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,055,934th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Petit-Pierre reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Petit-Pierre is most common in Switzerland, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 432,259. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 84 percent live and Canton of Vaud, where 16 percent live. Outside of Switzerland this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in France, where 34 percent live and Haiti, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petitpierre96551/
Petit Pierre921/
Petitpiere911/
Petit-Pere911/
Petit-Pre8639/
Petitpere862/
Petitpre8014/
Petit-Barreau7249/
Petitpré7026/
Petit-Huber701/
Pëtitpre701/

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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 Petit-Pierre
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