Petite Surname

197,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Petite Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0141:357,45531,912
Spain2261:206,86714,070
Canada1961:187,98818,553
France1481:448,80264,499
Argentina651:657,59145,740
Philippines641:1,581,847107,292
Switzerland621:132,46613,073
Mauritius621:20,8624,295
Chile501:352,3299,825
England471:1,185,49155,443
Iran281:2,742,23386,474
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
India51:153,413,076951,030
China51:273,464,31313,838
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:551,85437,927

The alternate forms: Petité (1) are calculated separately.

Petite (428) may also be a first name.

Petite Last Name Facts

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

Petite is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Petité. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petite? popularity and diffusion

The last name Petite is the 197,721st most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 3,442,393 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Petite live; 57 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. Petite is also the 415,075th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 428 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,014 people, or 1 in 357,455. In The United States Petite is most frequent in: California, where 12 percent reside, Louisiana, where 12 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States it exists in 58 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Petite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Petite has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Petite last name rose 1,114 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 522 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Petite Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Petite are 15.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.23% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Petite earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.93% less than the national average, earning $38,001 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.7% less than the national average, earning $41,881 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petité941/
Petiote92776/
Petitte92428/
Pettite92164/
Petitet9297/
Petites9213/
Petitie927/
Petuite925/
Petiter922/
Petiete921/
Petiste921/
Petit91119,429/
Petiotte8669/
Pettitte8655/
Pettites861/
Petiothe861/
Petittee861/
Pettiote861/
Pethiote861/
Pettit8334,712/
Petitt833,702/
Petiot833,542/
Petate831,927/
Pettet831,826/
Petiet83879/
Petiti83241/
Petith83161/
Petete83150/
Patite83115/
Petita83101/
Petted8354/
Pethit833/
Potite833/
Peteit832/
Petait831/
Pejtit831/
Petitj831/
Petitp831/
Petute831/
Peitit830/
Pitite830/
Pettiette80162/
Pethiotte809/
Pettitt778,545/
Petitti772,662/
Pettett771,442/
Pettiti771,085/
Petitta77468/
Petteti77135/
Pettiet77124/
Peteete7745/
Petetit7738/
Patette7732/
Pettiot7730/
Petteit7715/
Phethit7711/
Pettita777/
Petteta777/
Petitit776/
Potette776/
Patithe776/
Petioth775/
Petitio775/
Petetei773/
Pehtgit773/
Pettetp772/
Pettete772/
Pettets772/
Potitey771/
Potitte771/
Pottite771/
Patitte771/
Pataite771/
Pettist771/
Pettity771/
Petatee771/
Paitite771/
Petette771/
Pettate771/
Pethate771/
Peittit771/
Piettit771/
Peteita771/
Peteitt770/
Pestitt770/
Petiett770/
Piettet770/
Petetie770/
Petyt73722/
Pitet73574/
Petet73431/
Pitit7374/
Peted736/
Pited732/
Petid732/
Petít731/
Pettiett7110/
Phetthet717/
Pettitti715/
Poeteete714/
Pettetti712/
Phetthed712/
Peddtiti711/
Peettitt711/
Pettistt711/
Pethathe711/
Petitová711/
Pituette711/
Paetetee711/
Petittit711/
Phetthit711/
D'Pettit711/
Patete673,740/
Peteti673,240/
Pitiot671,009/
Pitate67615/
Peteet67358/
Piteta67304/
Patiti67178/
Patute67177/
Petett67155/
Pettid6784/
Potete6761/
Peutet6735/
Peteut6722/
Petety6721/
Potiti6719/
Pettyt6713/
Piteti6713/
Peteta6713/
Petets6710/
Pestet679/
Petyth679/
Pittit678/
Potute676/
Pitete675/
Pititi675/
Petyot674/
Pétiot673/
Phetoutea673/
Pitita672/
Piethaita671/
Pitith671/
Pititt671/
Pethet671/
Petytt671/
Pietet671/
Phetet671/
Pestid671/
Phetyothe671/
Petget671/
Pethed670/
Peteed670/
Pitted670/
Petged670/
Pitett670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Petite
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