Pettefar Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Pettefar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pettefar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:5,571,806158,774
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Pettefar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pettefar has its highest incidence in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pettefar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pettefar is the 5,391,485th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Pettefar are found; 92 percent are found in Northern Europe and 92 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most common in England, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England it is most frequent in: Wiltshire, where 60 percent reside, Lincolnshire, where 10 percent reside and Staffordshire, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account England it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 8 percent reside and New Zealand, where 8 percent reside.

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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 Pettefar
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