Petiteau Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Petiteau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petiteau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2591:256,45839,566
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Petiteau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petiteau is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petiteau? popularity and diffusion

The last name Petiteau is the 870,423rd most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 23,432,624 people. The surname Petiteau occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Petiteau are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Petiteau is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 259 people, or 1 in 256,458. In France Petiteau is most common in: Pays de la Loire, where 43 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 25 percent are found and Centre-Val de Loire, where 7 percent are found. Apart from France Petiteau exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Petiteau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Petiteau has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Petiteau Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Petiteau earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 123.06% more than the national average, earning $96,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.63% more than the national average, earning $52,480 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petitjea881/
Petitia801/
Petitoiu755/
Patetia671/
Patitoiu635/
Patietia631/
Pettytiue591/
Patitihaiy561/
Pitutiu5327/
Ppataitayya531/

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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 Petiteau
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