Pettigen Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pettigen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pettigen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:7,107,038327,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Pettigen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pettigen is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Pettigen.

How Common Is The Last Name Pettigen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,718,172nd most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Pettigen are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Pettigen is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 7,107,038. In The United States Pettigen is primarily found in: Maryland, where 43 percent are found, New Mexico, where 20 percent are found and Alaska, where 16 percent are found.

Pettigen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pettigen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pettigen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pettigen last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Pettigen earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.56% less than the national average, earning $29,530 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pettisen880/
Pettijean8213/
Potteigen821/
Pettijehn820/
Patigen8011/
Petugen801/
Petigin801/
Petegen800/
Petisen800/
Petijean7530/
Pettesen7519/
Petighin758/
Pottiegn750/
Petijehn750/
Phittisen712/
Pettijain710/
Petecin6764/
Petesen6727/
Patigin6721/
Petegem6710/
Petugin674/
Pitigin672/
Petisne671/
Pitizen671/
Petizin671/

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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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  • 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 Pettigen
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