Pettefer Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pettefer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pettefer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:831,61344,286
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Pettefer Last Name Facts

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

Pettefer is most common in England. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pettefer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,491,356th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Pettefer reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Pettefer is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 831,613. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 27 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 24 percent live and Buckinghamshire, where 15 percent live. Excluding England this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 42 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Pettefer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pettefer has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Pettefer last name rose 515 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 983 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pettefer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pettefer are 25.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 78.26% being registered to vote for the party.

Pettefer earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.22% less than the national average, earning $43,055 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petteffer940/
Petteyfer940/
Petefer932/
Pettifer882,852/
Pettyfer88179/
Petefe861/
Pettepher8218/
Petitfere824/
Pettiffer821/
Potteifer820/
Pettyffer820/
Pettifher820/
Petifer8052/
Peteffe809/
Pettefi801/
Pettife800/
Petoffer7523/
Pethofer7513/
Petteffi759/
Pettifir751/
Piteifer751/
Pattifer750/
Pettipher71233/
Potthöfer7127/
Petefi712/
Petiffere711/
Pettefish710/
Peteffi67125/
Pitifer6763/
Petyfeh671/
Potifer671/
Petifir670/

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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 Pettefer
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