Petosa Surname

484,676th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Petosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4721:767,92159,720
Canada1491:247,28623,510
Argentina431:994,03362,207
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Petosa Last Name Facts

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

Petosa is found most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petosa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 484,676th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,623,245 people. Petosa occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Petosa are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Petosa is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 472 people, or 1 in 767,921. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 30 percent live, Washington, where 17 percent live and New Jersey, where 12 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 22 percent live and Argentina, where 6 percent live.

Petosa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Petosa surname are 12.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Petosa earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.5% more than the national average, earning $45,524 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.43% more than the national average, earning $52,876 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pietosa925/
Pestosa921/
Peitosa921/
Petoshaj864/
Patosa831,296/
Petesa8319/
Petosi8318/
Potosa834/
Petusa834/
Petasa833/
Petose833/
Petoza831/
Petoso830/
Phethhosa801/
Pietoso77173/
Petousi77166/
Pietosi7741/
Phetasa7712/
Petasia779/
Pitossa778/
Patosha777/
Petotsi776/
Petesha775/
Petoshi774/
Petusha773/
Petasai772/
Peatosi772/
Petocha772/
Phetesa771/
Pethosi771/
Peitoso771/
Petosis771/
Petosić771/
Petossi771/
Patossa771/
Pestoso771/
Petousis71587/
Patoussa7114/
Petoussi716/
Peetasai715/
Petochis714/
Peatasai712/
Petouses712/
Phethesa711/
Patoshah711/
Petougia711/
Pettusha711/
Pethouse711/
Petaca67722/
Peteza67551/
Patasa67351/
Petasi67100/
Potoza6774/
Patoza6772/
Potasa6761/
Petoussis6754/
Petaci6746/
Pitesa6737/
Patesa6729/
Patoso6726/
Patoussah6725/
Pitose6717/
Petojo678/
Pettasahe675/
Patoiseau674/
Pitoza673/
Pitoso673/
Petusseau672/
Petuza672/
Pitosi672/
Petusi672/
Petaso671/
Pethashah671/
Petaza671/
Petaco671/
Petase671/
Petajo671/
Petuse671/
Petezo671/
Petougias671/

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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 Petosa
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