Petitier Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Petitier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Petitier Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France521:1,277,360130,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Petitier Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petitier occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Petitier click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petitier? popularity and diffusion

The last name Petitier is the 2,635,433rd most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Petitier are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Petitier is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 1,277,360. In France Petitier is most common in: Île-de-France, where 46 percent live, Normandy, where 31 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 15 percent live. Other than France this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pettitier940/
Petitie937/
Petiter932/
Petitoir881/
Pettetier828/
Petetie800/
Patetter758/
Petitjea751/
Pettitjr751/
Petetior750/
Pateter6738/
Petetre671/
Potteter631/
Potieter631/
Poteetjr501/
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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 Petitier
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