Pettenkofer Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Pettenkofer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 57 | 1:1,412,376 | 87,104 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pettenkoffer | 96 | 47 | / |
| Bettengofer | 82 | 0 | / |
| Peinkofer | 80 | 172 | / |
| Peinkosfer | 76 | 1 | / |
| Paynkofer | 70 | 4 | / |
| Peinkoferová | 70 | 1 | / |
| Betengover | 67 | 0 | / |
| Petini Kafieri | 64 | 1 | / |
| Boateng Ofori | 50 | 1 | / |
| Botton-Goffar | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Pettenkofer
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