Petway Surname

306,186th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,235 people bear this surname

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

Petway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2321:294,20427,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5111:98,2759,988

Petway Last Name Facts

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

Petway is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Petway click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petway? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 306,186th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,900,847 people. The surname Petway is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Petway reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Petway is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,232 people, or 1 in 294,204. In The United States Petway is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 17 percent live, Tennessee, where 13 percent live and Maryland, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent live and China, where 0 percent live.

Petway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Petway has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Petway surname rose 241 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Petway surname are 5.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.14% being registered to vote for the party.

Petway earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.15% less than the national average, earning $38,768 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pettway925,193/
Pethway921/
Petwa91270/
Phetwa8347/
Patway8321/
Petwat834/
Pitway833/
Pedway831/
Petwey831/
Pethwa831/
Potway830/
Petuay830/
Pittway7732/
Phethwa7728/
Pattway7712/
Potwayo7710/
Phetwat775/
Pettwat772/
Phetwap771/
Pathway771/
Peddway771/
Pettwap771/
Pettwey771/
Patwa7320,845/
Petwe73136/
Petua73131/
Pitwa7393/
Pedwa7321/
Potwa733/
Pytwy731/
Patwy731/
Phetweyo712/
Pethweyo711/
Pithwa67505/
Phetwe67457/
Padway6754/
Podway6733/
Petuha6727/
Phatwa6724/
Pitwai673/
Peitua673/
Pathwa673/
Paetua673/
Phetua672/
Pitwat672/
Patwaa672/
Patwey671/
Petwet671/
Patwah671/
Patwea671/
Phathwayo671/
Petuaa671/
Peutua671/
Petwui671/
Pestua671/
Pitwua671/
Phethweyo671/

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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 Petway
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