Petus Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Petus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary701:140,23312,855
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Namibia41:602,35012,421
France31:22,140,907385,998
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

The alternate forms: Petüs (14) & Petüš (3) are calculated separately.

Petus (172) may also be a first name.

Petus Last Name Facts

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

Petus (Hindi: पेतुस, Marathi: पेतुस) is found in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Petüs or Petüš. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,620,164th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Petus live; 57 percent live in Eastern Europe and 56 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 696,764th most numerous first name globally, held by 172 people.

The last name is most widespread in Hungary, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 140,233. In Hungary Petus is mostly concentrated in: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 80 percent are found, Budapest, where 17 percent are found and Békés County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Hungary Petus occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Argentina, where 10 percent are found.

Petus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Petus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Petus surname fell 52 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petus Last Name Statistics demography

Petus earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.5% less than the national average, earning $30,422 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petüs9314/
Pettus916,580/
Petush9138/
Petaus9112/
Pestus917/
Peteus914/
Petuhs912/
Pethus911/
Petuis911/
Petuse911/
Petous911/
Pietus911/
Phetus911/
Peetus911/
Petu892,431/
Petüš873/
Phestus8321/
Peuttus837/
Petteus832/
Peetush831/
Peteuse831/
Phetaus830/
Peattus830/
Petau80667/
Patus80396/
Pitus80298/
Petou80241/
Pytus80139/
Pietu80138/
Potus80125/
Pethu80109/
Phetu8099/
Peteu8083/
Pettu8056/
Petos8047/
Petuh8028/
Peitu8026/
Peetu8014/
Petux8014/
Petut8010/
Petuy8010/
Petuz804/
Peutu802/
Petuj802/
Peatu801/
Pestu801/
Pethouse771/
Petusova771/
Petusová771/
Pheastus771/
Phethu73238/
Petoud73212/
Petoux73128/
Pattus73112/
Pitous73107/
Petuch7397/
Pettau7381/
Patush7357/
Pothus7356/
Peteux7353/
Petaut7352/
Petaux7349/
Petaud7345/
Peytou7341/
Pethou7337/
Peitos7328/
Petuha7327/
Pethos7325/
Peetau7325/
Pittus7324/
Pettos7322/
Peteut7322/
Pestou7316/
Potous7315/
Piteus7314/
Petout739/
Peetou739/
Pethau736/
Photus733/
Pitaus733/
Peethu732/
Petosh732/
Pehtou732/
Petoos732/
Pateus732/
Phetut732/
Petoss731/
Pestau731/
Pettut731/
Pesteu731/
Patusz731/
Pataus731/
Petteu731/
Pettou731/
Petuhh731/
Peutou731/
Peytau731/
Petheu731/
Pietuś731/
Peitou731/
Poitus731/
Paitus731/
Phetud731/
Pethut731/
Pithus730/
Poteus730/
Petushova7119/
Pitu675,380/
Pathuis67476/
Pethoud67208/
Peytout67112/
Peytaud6741/
Petňuch6737/
Petault6731/
Pothuis6728/
Peytoud6712/
Phattus676/
Petó676/
Phettut674/
Patusch673/
Petouha673/
Pittuis672/
Phettud672/
Pettosh671/
Pesteux671/
Peztout671/
Phaitus671/
Phistus671/
Pietuha671/
Piotous671/
Potusch671/
Phetoud671/
Phetout671/
Phethuy671/
Peitoux670/
Pettuce670/
Pothaus670/
Pothous670/

Petus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petus in the Hindi language
पेतुसpetusa-
Petus in the Marathi language
पेतुसpetusa66.67
पेतसpetasa33.33

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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
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  • 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 Petus
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