Petithory Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Petithory Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petithory Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:8,840,462379,649
France261:2,554,720189,486
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Petithory Last Name Facts

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

Petithory has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petithory? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,185,341st most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Petithory are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 8,840,462. In The United States Petithory is primarily concentrated in: Iowa, where 39 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 27 percent reside and Alabama, where 17 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in France, where 35 percent reside and Switzerland, where 5 percent reside.

Petithory Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Petithory has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Petithory last name expanded 315 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petithory Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Petithory surname are 5.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.82% being registered to vote for the party.

Petithory earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.93% less than the national average, earning $28,508 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petitthory950/
Pettitory890/
Pitithory890/
Petetory820/
Patithra715/
Patithri711/
Pottitary671/
Peduthoor671/
Pittetory670/
Pititteri568/

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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 Petithory
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