Petts Surname

173,051st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Petts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4801:37,6474,911
United States4191:865,05765,721
Australia3181:84,8929,824
Canada951:387,84834,448
Wales691:44,8484,288
Cyprus331:26,8143,049
Scotland161:334,61415,044
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
France41:16,605,680368,153
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7021:34,7234,549
Wales51:313,68310,604
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1921:261,55621,457

Petts Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petts (Marathi: पेटस, Russian: Петц) is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Petts click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petts? popularity and diffusion

It is the 173,051st most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,933,795 people. Petts is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Petts live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 1,480 people, or 1 in 37,647. In England Petts is most prevalent in: Kent, where 17 percent are found, Greater London, where 13 percent are found and Essex, where 8 percent are found. Excluding England this last name is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Petts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Petts has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 211 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 218 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,380 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Petts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Petts last name are 21.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.04% registered with the political party.

The amount Petts earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.86% more than the national average, earning R 427,416 per year; in United States they earn 2.17% less than the national average, earning $42,211 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.97% more than the national average, earning $53,644 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pettse9111/
Peatts912/
Peetts911/
Peitts911/
Phetts910/
Pettst910/
Pett894,438/
Pets89987/
Pettssh831/
Pitts8072,814/
Peets802,220/
Petse801,580/
Pette801,510/
Peats80279/
Piets80191/
Piett80184/
Phets80157/
Peatt80115/
Peett80102/
Peits8032/
Pettz8027/
Peths8015/
Petsh8012/
Peyts8012/
Phett807/
Petht805/
Pytts802/
Peitt802/
Petth801/
Pettt801/
Petìt801/
Pests800/
Peuts800/
Pes757,522/
Pet754,334/
Petsch734,209/
Petshe7396/
Peates7371/
Phitts7365/
Pheatt7362/
Pietsz7339/
Peetes7319/
Piedts7314/
Pietds739/
Phetse735/
Peitte734/
Pittss734/
Pietsh732/
Peette731/
Puitts731/
Pheitt731/
Petsdh731/
Petsth731/
Petcsh731/
Pittsd731/
Paitts731/
Peetse731/
P'Gett731/
Peites731/
Peitsh730/
Peatte730/
Peettezhs7120/
Piettzsch711/
Pitt6737,128/
Pietsch6724,928/
Pete6715,641/
Peet6712,412/
Pesh679,430/
Petz678,622/
Pető677,255/
Peat677,228/
Piet676,071/
Pies673,330/
Pyts671,468/
Peth671,337/
Pees671,321/
Pest671,281/
Peas671,003/
Peis67989/
Pese67912/
Phet67792/
Peitsch67769/
Peys67737/
Pits67406/
Pess67364/
Peus67333/
Petzsch67315/
Pejs67217/
Peut67205/
Pfetsch67198/
Petsova67167/
Phetshe6782/
Pesz6774/
Päts6764/
Peit6762/
Pytt6755/
Peetsch6740/
Pešt6732/
Peutsch6724/
Péts6717/
Peds6715/
Pesr6714/
Peïs6712/
Pettche6712/
Bpet679/
Ppet679/
Pedt679/
Phes676/
Pehs674/
Pães674/
Petc673/
Peyt673/
Pezs673/
Pietzsh672/
Peht672/
Ppes672/
Phhette671/
Pietcsh671/
Hpes671/
Pges671/
Petì671/
Pexs671/
Peytsch671/
Petd671/
Petscht671/
D'Pitts671/
Petp671/
Pjts671/
Pesx671/
Pezt671/
Petssch671/
Bpes671/
Peatsch670/

Petts Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petts in the Marathi language
पेटसpetasa-
Petts in the Russian language
Петцpetc-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petts
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