Petits Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Petits Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petits Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Petits (11) may also be a first name.

Petits Last Name Facts

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

Petits is found in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Petits.

How Common Is The Last Name Petits? popularity and diffusion

Petits is the 4,532,898th most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Petits live; 58 percent live in North America and 32 percent live in Gallo-North America. Petits is also the 3,487,849th most common first name on earth, held by 11 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 5,263,656. In Canada Petits is primarily found in: Quebec, where 86 percent live and Ontario, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Canada Petits is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and France, where 11 percent live.

Petits Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Petits has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petits Last Name Statistics demography

Petits earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petitts929/
Pettits926/
Petitse921/
Petit's921/
Pettiets860/
Petics8381/
Patits8313/
Petets8310/
Pitits831/
Petitz831/
Pettets772/
Pietets771/
Pettitz771/
Pettics770/
Petiz73594/
Petic73542/
Petić73182/
Patitsch710/
Patitz67218/
Pestić67120/
Peštić6743/
Pethic6727/
Petich6717/
Petici6712/
Pettic679/
Phetic671/
Petecs671/
Pettiz671/
Pejtić671/
Peitez670/
Pietic670/
Patizs670/

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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 Petits
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