Pettenkofer Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pettenkofer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pettenkofer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Pettenkofer Last Name Facts

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

Pettenkofer is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Pettenkofer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pettenkofer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,273,756th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Pettenkofer reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 1,412,376. In Germany Pettenkofer is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 65 percent are found, Berlin, where 18 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Bolivia, where 3 percent are found.

Pettenkofer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pettenkofer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pettenkofer surname rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pettenkoffer9647/
Bettengofer820/
Peinkofer80172/
Peinkosfer761/
Paynkofer704/
Peinkoferová701/
Betengover670/
Petini Kafieri641/
Boateng Ofori501/
Botton-Goffar501/

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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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  • 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 Pettenkofer
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