Pettifor Surname

523,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Pettifor Surname Definition:

V. Petifer.

Pettifor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3531:157,84214,874
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Canada551:669,92054,285
Wales351:88,4157,250
Australia331:818,05251,601
Scotland121:446,15118,166
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Pettifor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Petifer.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pettifor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pettifor is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pettifor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 523,789th most common last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 11,754,106 people. The last name Pettifor occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Pettifor are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Pettifor is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 353 people, or 1 in 157,842. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 15 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 15 percent are found and West Midlands, where 10 percent are found. Barring England it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Pettifor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pettifor has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 784 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 11,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 3,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pettifor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pettifor are 12.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.82% registered with the party.

The amount Pettifor earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 39.47% less than the national average, earning R 143,832 per year; in United States they earn 6.95% more than the national average, earning $46,148 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.95% more than the national average, earning $55,123 CAD per year.

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