Pettens Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Pettens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pettens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium571:201,69626,362
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France31:22,140,907385,998
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Pettens Last Name Facts

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

Pettens is most common in Belgium. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Pettens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pettens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,394,033rd most widespread surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Pettens reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 201,696. In Belgium Pettens is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 89 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 7 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Belgium this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 5 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pettiens9332/
Petens921/
Pattens86256/
Pittens86243/
Pietens86209/
Pettins863/
Pottens861/
Peatens860/
Petenshe801/
Patten's801/
Pettions800/
Petins7775/
Potens7734/
Pesens7719/
Pitens775/
Pecens773/
Patens772/
Petenz771/
Pethienss751/
Peythiens750/
Potiens7163/
Pottins7121/
Petence7111/
Patiens712/
Pittins711/
Pechens711/
Pietins711/
Peins6774/
Peans679/
Phens677/
Peyssens674/

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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 Pettens
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