Pettas Surname

268,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Pettas Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller in the house by the pit.

Pettas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1,1341:9,7711,255
United States2471:1,467,445100,382
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
England61:9,286,343223,652
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Pettas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller in the house by the pit.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Pettas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pettas (Russian: Петтас) occurs more in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pettas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pettas is the 268,122nd most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,005,183 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Pettas reside; 78 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 78 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

It is most widely held in Greece, where it is borne by 1,134 people, or 1 in 9,771. In Greece Pettas is mostly concentrated in: Western Greece, where 34 percent live, Ionian Islands, where 33 percent live and Attica, where 27 percent live. Excluding Greece this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Pettas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pettas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pettas last name rose 12,350 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pettas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pettas last name are 7.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.22% registered with the party.

The amount Pettas earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.14% more than the national average, earning $48,818 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.94% more than the national average, earning $56,610 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piettas9245/
Pettasd921/
Petta917,262/
Petas91451/
Pettah832,709/
Pittas832,318/
Pottas83935/
Pietta83929/
Pettay83646/
Pattas83585/
Pettai83533/
Pietas83108/
Pettau8381/
Petasz8356/
Petgas8328/
Pettos8322/
Petais8317/
Pettat8313/
Petaus8312/
Petays839/
Phetta839/
Pethas839/
Pettaa838/
Pettha837/
Peetta836/
Peatta835/
Peitas835/
Petash832/
Pestas831/
Peitta831/
Peteas831/
Petase831/
Pyttas831/
Pettaz831/
Pettad831/
Pettap831/
Pettea830/
Peta8011,649/
Petteys77543/
Petasch77137/
Pottash7794/
Pestaas7756/
Petthai7755/
Petteau7742/
Potthas778/
Petasse776/
Phettai775/
Petteus772/
Peththa772/
Phettah772/
Phetgas772/
Pettoys771/
Phestas771/
Pettaay771/
Pettath771/
Petthaa771/
Pettosh771/
Phattas771/
Petashs771/
Petasht771/
Phettha771/
Pettahe770/
Pettatt770/
Petteis770/
Phetaus770/
Piettea770/
Pitta7332,450/
Peeta735,913/
Pesta733,248/
Pitas733,143/
Petot731,763/
Pieta731,211/
Petto731,122/
Patas73909/
Potas73875/
Petat73825/
Pheta73824/
Petau73667/
Petga73350/
Petha73331/
Petea73201/
Petač73191/
Pejta73183/
Petai73175/
Peita73155/
Petay73141/
Petac73129/
Petaa7386/
Peata7354/
Petos7347/
Pedta7347/
Pehta7346/
Petaj7342/
Petaś7337/
Petoa7328/
Petah7327/
Pezta7325/
Peyta7313/
Pytta7312/
Pétas7310/
Petap739/
Petad736/
Peuta736/
Pétta734/
Peťas734/
Petaz732/
Pytas732/
Pítta731/
Phetthai7152/
Pittasch7136/
Petasova7127/
Pottasch7111/
Phetthat714/
Phetthap713/
Potthaus711/
Potthass710/
Pettey672,242/
Pittau672,235/
Potash671,999/
Peetha671,541/
Phetha671,385/
Paytas67395/
Pechta67338/
Pethad67333/
Petach67297/
Peheta67242/
Pittea67187/
Pothas67179/
Pittaa67173/
Potasz67155/
Pistas67135/
Pethai67111/
Pajtas67107/
Peštaj67103/
Pytasz6789/
Peetaa6785/
Pateas6770/
Peshta6766/
Pytash6754/
Petaut6752/
Patash6749/
Petaux6749/
Peatac6746/
Petatz6746/
Petaud6745/
Pathas6739/
Pittos6738/
Paitta6733/
Peztaa6731/
Pestaj6730/
Peitos6728/
Paitas6728/
Potass6728/
Pestaa6727/
Pethos6725/
Peetau6725/
Phetap6723/
Pietto6719/
Pettei6718/
Poteas6718/
Phetto6718/
Pitase6718/
Pittha6717/
Pitash6715/
Petashova6711/
Pitais6711/
Pitass6710/
Peteah6710/
Pietaś6710/
Patasz6710/
Pittai679/
Petout679/
Pythas678/
Pettot678/
Pestat677/
Pethau676/
Pietay676/
Peasta675/
Peteis675/
Petarz675/
Pethat675/
Peatha674/
Peteys674/
Phatas674/
Pestos674/
Peasto674/
Pitaas674/
Peteus674/
Pietha674/
Pheeta674/
Phitta673/
Puitta673/
Petose673/
Pitaus673/
Poitas673/
Petatt672/
Peteit672/
Petosh672/
Pattos672/
Patais672/
Phetai672/
Pottos672/
Potaas672/
Peytot672/
Petoos672/
Peatai672/
Petait671/
Peutai671/
Petaha671/
Petaiy671/
Pethea671/
Petoss671/
Piotta671/
Pittat671/
Pestau671/
Petois671/
Pattaz671/
Patašs671/
Patass671/
Pataus671/
Peştea671/
Petteu671/
Pettoh671/
Pettou671/
Peutto671/
Peytai671/
Peytau671/
Pethah671/
Petous671/
Photas671/
Phetot671/
Pehtga671/
Peijta671/
Pedtad671/
Pestha671/
Pitasz671/
Piotas671/
Pittah671/
Poetaş671/
Phetoa671/
Peteaj671/
Pestea671/
Pethay671/
Pechtthai671/
Paytta671/
Peatto671/
Pataas671/
Pittac670/

Pettas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pettas in the Russian language
Петтасpettas-

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