Where Does The Last Name Pettil Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Pettil occurs most in Finland. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pettil? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 4,649,889^th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Pettil are found; 72 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently held in Finland, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 499,700. In Finland it is most prevalent in: Ostrobothnia, where 73 percent are found and Uusimaa, where 27 percent are found. Not including Finland this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Sweden, where 11 percent are found.

Pettil Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Pettil has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pettil surname fell 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.