Petso Surname

645,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Petso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana3361:6,5091,087
South Africa1181:459,13338,484
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Petso (373) may also be a first name.

Petso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petso (Russian: Пецо) is found most in Botswana. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petso? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 645,988th most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 15,538,477 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Petso are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 449,413th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 373 people.

The surname Petso is most common in Botswana, where it is held by 336 people, or 1 in 6,509. Apart from Botswana this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Petso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Petso has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Petso surname expanded 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petso Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Petso surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Petso earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.8% more than the national average, earning R 377,364 per year and in United States they earn 41.58% less than the national average, earning $25,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petsos91388/
Peitso91194/
Phetso91193/
Petsou91179/
Peetso91115/
Peutso919/
Petsio915/
Petsod914/
Pestso911/
Peatso911/
Petsho911/
Petsot911/
Peso893,883/
Petsios83469/
Peitsos8325/
Petshot8310/
Phetsoa834/
Petsoot834/
Petsoit832/
Petscho831/
Peitsou831/
Petshoo831/
Pettsod830/
Pitso8023,510/
Pesoa806,689/
Pesos804,068/
Petsa801,955/
Pesso80867/
Potso80724/
Patso80468/
Petco80322/
Pesop80155/
Peeso80132/
Pesho80119/
Peiso8097/
Pesot8056/
Pesoi8039/
Pesio8025/
Pytso8018/
Petzo8014/
Pheso8012/
Peaso804/
Pedso804/
Peuso802/
Pesgo802/
Pesoh802/
Pesou802/
Pecso802/
Pieso802/
Pesod802/
Petxo801/
Pesoy801/
Petjo801/
Phetsooa7747/
Pestsios771/
Phetsood771/
Phetsoot771/
Pessoa73113,501/
Petsas732,329/
Pessot73835/
Piesio73530/
Pitsos73314/
Pesios73161/
Pesoth73136/
Pessoz73130/
Pecsoy7395/
Pitsou7394/
Pesout7377/
Potsho7370/
Petcho7351/
Pystso7341/
Pessos7337/
Petcou7326/
Patsho7324/
Pescho7323/
Patsio7321/
Petsia7321/
Phesso7321/
Petjoi7320/
Pitsho7319/
Pessou7318/
Pfotso7316/
Petsha7316/
Photso7315/
Peusso7313/
Phesop7312/
Phitso7312/
Pesoha7311/
Phetsa738/
Peasso737/
Pessoh736/
Peshos734/
Peesoi734/
Peiseo733/
Pesooa733/
Paatso733/
Patsoh732/
Peesoa732/
Pitsot732/
Pecsio732/
Peshoi732/
Pistso731/
Pottso731/
Petzos731/
Peshoo731/
Petczo731/
Pidtso731/
Peesoo731/
Petjos731/
Petsah731/
Petseu731/
Pe'eso731/
Peisot731/
Peitsa731/
Pedsou731/
Pesoit731/
Pesood731/
Peshoa731/
Pesioa731/
Pesiod731/
Șpetco731/
Pit'so731/
Pitsso731/
Phatso731/
Peshou731/
Pessoi731/
Petsap731/
Peysot731/
Petjoo731/
Peesho731/
Peasio731/
Pattso730/
Pesott730/
Pezo6738,879/
Pesa6711,028/
Peco674,230/
Piso672,922/
Petchoo67427/
Pitsios67393/
Pešo67252/
Petchot67119/
Petchou67112/
Peço67101/
Pexo6795/
Peyssou6771/
Pyso6756/
Pitshou6754/
Pessoit6748/
Pećo6741/
Pečo6738/
Paatsio6716/
Petchoy6716/
Phetsat6711/
Phetsap6710/
Petscha678/
Photsho678/
Peschos676/
Peschou674/
Petzoid673/
Petchop673/
Peishuo672/
Pesauts672/
Peshoss672/
Pêso672/
Phetsha672/
Petchoi672/
Petzodt671/
Peusioy671/
Pessott671/
Peysoud671/
Peyssot671/
Petsaha671/
Peisoth671/
Pessoha671/
Pessois671/
Piessou671/
Pessooa671/
Pessoot671/
Pessoth671/
Pessout671/
Petzhod671/
Pethjoo671/
Peeshoo671/
Pessoux670/

Petso Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petso in the Russian language
Пецоpeco-

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