Pettway Surname
Approximately 5,193 people bear this surname
Pettway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,184 | 1:69,919 | 8,121 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 58 | 1:865,839 | 52,959 |
Pettway (16) may also be a first name.
Pettway Demographics
Average Male Pettway Height
178.97 cm
Average Female Pettway Height
162.33 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Pettway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pettway Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pettway is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pettway? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 92,084th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,403,340 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 16 people.
This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 5,184 people, or 1 in 69,919. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Alabama, where 31 percent are found, Michigan, where 11 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States Pettway exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States Virgin Islands, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Pettway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Pettway has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pettway surname rose 8,938 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Pettway Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Pettway last name are 10.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.86% being registered to vote for the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petway | 92 | 1,235 | / |
| Pittway | 86 | 32 | / |
| Pattway | 86 | 12 | / |
| Pettwat | 86 | 2 | / |
| Pethway | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pettwey | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pettwap | 86 | 1 | / |
| Petwa | 83 | 270 | / |
| Phetwa | 77 | 47 | / |
| Patway | 77 | 21 | / |
| Petwat | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pitway | 77 | 3 | / |
| Pethwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Petwey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pedway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Petuay | 77 | 0 | / |
| Potway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Phethwa | 71 | 28 | / |
| Potwayo | 71 | 10 | / |
| Phetwat | 71 | 5 | / |
| Pathway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phetwap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peddway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Patwa | 67 | 20,845 | / |
| Petwe | 67 | 136 | / |
| Petua | 67 | 131 | / |
| Pitwa | 67 | 93 | / |
| Pedwa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Potwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phetweyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Patwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pytwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pethweyo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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