Petschen Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Petschen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petschen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland831:98,95110,605
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Petschen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petschen occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Petschen.

How Common Is The Last Name Petschen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,272,314th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. Petschen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Petschen reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 45 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Petschen is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 98,951. In Switzerland it is most numerous in: Canton of Graubünden, where 37 percent are found, Canton of Schwyz, where 16 percent are found and Canton of Zürich, where 13 percent are found. Besides Switzerland this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Spain, where 12 percent are found.

Petschen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Petschen surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Petschen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 549.95% more than the national average, earning S/. 125,993 per year and in United States they earn 28.32% more than the national average, earning $55,367 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peschen93448/
Petchen9322/
Pitschen8861/
Phetchen8812/
Petchsen882/
Pechen861,366/
Petsen8665/
Petcen8624/
Peshen8616/
Potschien8288/
Petschina8269/
Petsching8248/
Petchchen821/
Pitchen80270/
Petchin8092/
Phetsen8070/
Peschin8035/
Petseng8020/
Pechsen8010/
Pesheen809/
Peechen807/
Pethsen806/
Peichen805/
Pechent802/
Peishen802/
Petsaen802/
Peachen801/
Petshin801/
Pitshen801/
Peashen800/
Pottschien789/
Pojtschenk781/
Pesen772,209/
Pecen77286/
Peschina75144/
Phetseng7565/
Petchina7519/
Poischen7516/
Potschin7514/
Phetsaen7513/
Peshchin759/
Patschin753/
Peicheng753/
Peatsent752/
Pfötchen752/
Petching751/
Peetzsen751/
Phetchin751/
Pöttchen751/
Peesheen751/
Peishene751/
Petszsen750/
Pechin711,291/
Peshin71989/
Pichen71904/
Petzen71133/
Peysen71110/
Pecsen7174/
Peisen7160/
Piesen7159/
Pessen7144/
Peusen7142/
Peseng7132/
Petsin7125/
Patsen7125/
Peczen7123/
Petsyn7121/
Peshyn7121/
Petsén7118/
Peceng7116/
Potsen7111/
Pechyn7110/
Paitschin719/
Pishen717/
Pechem717/
Peesen716/
Pesent716/
Pitcen713/
Pitsen713/
Pytsen712/
Petcin711/
Piscen711/
Pychen711/
Peccen711/
Pesend710/
Pescina67939/
Peshina67715/
Pitseng67691/
Photsen67155/
Pechina67134/
Pechcin6757/
Peachin6747/
Piessen6731/
Pischem6730/
Peshyna6723/
Pischin6722/
Peichin6720/
Peshion6717/
Peissen6717/
Petsing6713/
Pechyna6713/
Peching6712/
Peetzen6712/
Petsyna679/
Pescion679/
Pedchin677/
Piscien676/
Peasent675/
Petchim675/
Peacent674/
Piesoen673/
Pesienė672/
Pitchin672/
Phatsen672/
Peyshin671/
Phechin671/
Petsimn671/
Pidchen671/
Paichen671/
Petzien671/
Pihchen671/
Pecenth671/
Pesseen671/
Pesient671/
Pessent671/
Peisaen671/
Peiceng671/
Pittsen670/
Peadsen670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petschen
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