Petting Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nicaragua
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Petting Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nicaragua91:669,0104,135
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Petting Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petting (Russian: Петтинг) occurs more in Nicaragua more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petting? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Petting reside; 45 percent reside in Central America and 45 percent reside in Hispano-Central America.

It is most prevalent in Nicaragua, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 669,010. In Nicaragua Petting is most frequent in: Chinandega Department, where 89 percent are found and Matagalpa Department, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Nicaragua it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Russia, where 20 percent are found.

Petting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Petting has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Petting surname decreased 76 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petting Last Name Statistics demography

Petting earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.99% more than the national average, earning $62,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poetting9347/
Phetting9314/
Petthing931/
Peatting930/
Peting92117/
Pettin9293/
Pettina861,225/
Potting86222/
Patting86146/
Pötting8693/
Petteng8662/
Pitting8624/
Poeting8618/
Peiting8610/
Pettien869/
Pettion862/
Paeting861/
Pieting861/
Pesting861/
Peating860/
Petings860/
Petin833,990/
Peing8357/
Pettueng80115/
Petthyng8019/
Phetthin804/
Pechting801/
Pettengs800/
Phesting800/
Pittings800/
Petion7717,124/
Petina773,370/
Petten771,266/
Pating77659/
Poting77609/
Pietin77259/
Pestin77231/
Peutin77219/
Phetin77182/
Piting77103/
Pöting7779/
Pittin7770/
Peteng7769/
Pethin7767/
Pettim7758/
Petien7743/
Peings7724/
Pettyn7722/
Pesing7715/
Pecing7715/
Pheing775/
Peatin772/
Peytin771/
Peitin771/
Petinn770/
Phettaeng751/
Pein733,765/
Petn736/
Pittion71223/
Phethin71132/
Phating7162/
Pessing7162/
Paiting7151/
Poetink7126/
Pathing7119/
Peching7112/
Peesing7112/
Piottin7110/
Pfetten717/
Paeteng716/
Phettim713/
Pheatin713/
Phetten712/
Pegging712/
Pittina712/
Peingue712/
Payting712/
Pitteng712/
Pothing711/
Peatina711/
Phesing711/
Peshtin711/
Pitings711/
Patieng711/
Peytien711/
Phestin711/
Puiting711/
Pehteng711/
Petheng711/
Pheteng711/
Petoeng711/
Phetthueng711/
Peising711/
Peiceng711/
Potteng710/
Pitthin710/
Pittink710/
Paing6778,328/
Pheng6729,709/
Peine672,578/
Pesin672,388/
Phing671,165/
Pitin67564/
Peten67533/
Petinova67526/
Peşin67415/
Puing67396/
Pecin67382/
Petyn67366/
Peang67280/
Petim67199/
Pytin67147/
Poing67117/
Peçin6778/
Photteng6768/
Peung6749/
Potthink6737/
Peint6719/
Phein6713/
Petne678/
Pétin678/
Phetheng676/
Petnt673/
Petén673/
Peicheng673/
Phothing673/
Peissing672/
Phetoeng672/
Phetaeng672/
Phetn672/
Phetyong672/
Peihsing671/
Peytn671/
Pessingh671/
Petnk671/
Paitings671/
Petèn671/
Petinckx671/
Petengue671/
Peinx671/
Pesingue671/
Phetueng671/
Peind671/
Peiching670/
Peinn670/
Phessing670/

Petting Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petting in the Russian language
Петтингpetting-

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Footnotes

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  • 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 Petting
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