Petitto Surname

186,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Petitto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petitto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,1551:52,9509,520
United States7161:506,22842,514
Argentina2531:168,94614,195
Brazil791:2,709,80280,941
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
England61:9,286,343223,652
France31:22,140,907385,998
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934

Petitto Last Name Facts

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

Petitto is borne by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petitto? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 186,714th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,214,621 people. The last name Petitto is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Petitto reside; 51 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 51 percent reside in Italic Europe.

The surname Petitto is most commonly held in Italy, where it is held by 1,155 people, or 1 in 52,950. In Italy it is most numerous in: Sicily, where 38 percent are found, Campania, where 27 percent are found and Calabria, where 17 percent are found. Besides Italy it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Argentina, where 11 percent are found.

Petitto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Petitto are 1.19% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.42% registered with the political party.

The amount Petitto earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 30.04% more than the national average, earning €39,052 per year and in United States they earn 17.16% more than the national average, earning $50,555 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pettitto932/
Petito926,666/
Pititto86919/
Petitta86468/
Petitot86206/
Petitat8668/
Pettito8618/
Petutto8615/
Petitou8610/
Petisto861/
Petaisto8021/
Petitout802/
Pettitot801/
Pittitto801/
Petittas801/
Pattitto801/
Pettetto800/
Petizzto800/
Potito77712/
Patito77224/
Petita77101/
Peteto7720/
Pitito7712/
Petetta71269/
Petetot7176/
Pettita717/
Petteta717/
Pothito716/
Potetto715/
Patitta715/
Pittito715/
Photito714/
Petétot712/
Peteita711/
Pititod711/
Pitetto711/
Pititou711/
Pothitou67334/
Phothito6751/
Pathitta6713/
Pettitas672/
Pestitaz672/
Poitisto671/
Petitaud671/
Pettetas671/

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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
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  • 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 Petitto
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