Pettway Surname

92,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,193 people bear this surname

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

Pettway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pettway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,1841:69,9198,121
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Pettway (16) may also be a first name.

Pettway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pettway occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pettway? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 92,084th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,403,340 people. The surname Pettway occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Pettway are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 16 people.

The last name Pettway is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 5,184 people, or 1 in 69,919. In The United States it is most numerous in: Alabama, where 31 percent live, Michigan, where 11 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States Virgin Islands, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Pettway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pettway has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 8,938 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pettway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pettway are 10.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.86% being registered with the party.

Pettway earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.45% less than the national average, earning $33,894 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petway921,235/
Pittway8632/
Pattway8612/
Pettwat862/
Pethway861/
Pettwey861/
Pettwap861/
Petwa83270/
Phetwa7747/
Patway7721/
Petwat774/
Pitway773/
Pethwa771/
Petwey771/
Pedway771/
Petuay770/
Potway770/
Phethwa7128/
Potwayo7110/
Phetwat715/
Pathway711/
Phetwap711/
Peddway711/
Patwa6720,845/
Petwe67136/
Petua67131/
Pitwa6793/
Pedwa6721/
Potwa673/
Phetweyo672/
Patwy671/
Pytwy671/
Pethweyo671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pettway
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