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Where Does The Last Name Petito Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Petito is held by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petito? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 73,812^th most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,093,241 people. The last name Petito is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Petito reside; 62 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 61 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,350,955^th most widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 54 people.

The last name is most common in Italy, where it is borne by 4,070 people, or 1 in 15,026. In Italy Petito is most frequent in: Campania, where 79 percent are found, Apulia, where 9 percent are found and Lazio, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Italy this last name occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Petito Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Petito has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Petito surname increased 135,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petito Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Petito surname are 1.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.25% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Petito earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 4.54% more than the national average, earning €31,393 per year; in United States they earn 19.01% more than the national average, earning $51,353 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.97% less than the national average, earning $30,818 CAD per year.