Pettifer Surname

154,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,852 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Pettifer Surname Definition:

V. Petifer.

Pettifer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3701:40,6705,232
Australia7121:37,9154,939
Canada3691:99,85310,844
United States1961:1,849,280120,610
Wales471:65,8415,810
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
Scotland351:152,9669,000
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5151:47,3315,841
Wales31:522,80514,314
Jersey31:17,2942,528
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Pettifer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Petifer.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pettifer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pettifer (Russian: Петтифер) is most common in England. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pettifer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 154,005th most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,555,241 people. The surname Pettifer occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Pettifer reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 1,370 people, or 1 in 40,670. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 10 percent reside, West Midlands, where 8 percent reside and Oxfordshire, where 7 percent reside. Beside England this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.

Pettifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pettifer has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Pettifer last name increased 266 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 852 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,567 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 3,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pettifer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pettifer surname are 2.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.74% registered with the party.

The amount Pettifer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.21% more than the national average, earning R 390,228 per year; in United States they earn 12.43% more than the national average, earning $48,511 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.43% more than the national average, earning $52,380 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pettifer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pettifer in the Russian language
Петтиферpettifer-

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