Petyt Surname

466,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Petyt Surname Definition:

“Little” in Old French (Petit).

Petyt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4021:165,23125,748
Belgium1321:87,09613,579
England1231:452,99229,924
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Petyt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Little” in Old French (Petit).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Petyt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petyt is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Petyt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petyt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 466,165th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,093,554 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Petyt reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 402 people, or 1 in 165,231. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 59 percent live, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 13 percent live and Occitanie, where 11 percent live. Excluding France Petyt exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 18 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

Petyt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Petyt has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Petyt last name rose 246 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petyt Last Name Statistics demography

Petyt earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 115.19% more than the national average, earning R 511,368 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pettyt9113/
Petyth919/
Petyot914/
Petytt911/
Pety89783/
Phetyot8329/
Petit80119,429/
Petty8053,753/
Petti808,560/
Petta807,262/
Pette801,510/
Petey801,103/
Peaty80482/
Petet80431/
Piety80411/
Petyi80241/
Petyo80219/
Petay80141/
Peity8045/
Petiy8043/
Pethy8029/
Peety8025/
Pettè8016/
Peyta8013/
Peyty8010/
Petuy8010/
Petoy809/
Peyte805/
Pešty805/
Phety802/
Petyy802/
Petté802/
Petít801/
Pityt801/
Potyt801/
Phetyoth771/
Pettit7334,712/
Petter7313,109/
Piette7310,001/
Pettis739,544/
Petitt733,702/
Petiot733,542/
Pettey732,242/
Petite732,117/
Pettet731,826/
Pettie731,825/
Pietta73929/
Petiet73879/
Pettay73646/
Pettee73567/
Pettes73537/
Pettai73533/
Peteet73358/
Peatey73317/
Petith73161/
Petett73155/
Petete73150/
Petysh73142/
Pesthy73113/
Potuyt73110/
Pettid7384/
Patoyt7375/
Petyod7370/
Pfeuty7367/
Petäys7366/
Petted7354/
Patett7349/
Peitti7342/
Peyter7336/
Peutet7335/
Pettip7334/
Petaya7333/
Petyoy7330/
Peteut7322/
Pestey7320/
Petteh7319/
Peetey7319/
Peutte7319/
Pettei7318/
Peytie7318/
Patayt7316/
Petets7310/
Pettge7310/
Petays739/
Pestet739/
Phetta739/
Pettaa738/
Pettha737/
Peetta736/
Pietay736/
Peatta735/
Peatty735/
Phethy735/
Peitte734/
Peteys734/
Pethey734/
Phetyo734/
Pethit733/
Peteit732/
Potett732/
Petthi732/
Peshty732/
Pettio732/
Pethyo732/
Petait731/
Peette731/
Peetty731/
Peitta731/
Pejtit731/
Pettii731/
Pettiy731/
Pettyy731/
Pestti731/
Petaiy731/
Pethiy731/
Petitp731/
Bpetty731/
Pethet731/
Pettiz731/
Petteu731/
Peytai731/
Pethys731/
Pietty731/
Pietet731/
Phetet731/
Peatti731/
Peatyy731/
Pehtyi731/
Pityth731/
Petget731/
Pethay731/
Pethoy731/
Peitit730/
Pettea730/
Peitey730/
Pitett730/
Peatte730/
Pete6715,641/
Peta6711,649/
Pettitt678,545/
Peti674,504/
Pettett671,442/
Peattie671,077/
Pyta67757/
Petteys67543/
Petitte67428/
Pity67307/
Pestych67189/
Pettite67164/
Pettiet67124/
Phetyod67107/
Petthai6755/
Pettiss6752/
Pitette6746/
Peteete6745/
Phityot6739/
Pettiot6730/
Petteep6726/
Petthip6723/
Peetter6717/
Petteit6715/
Phettip6715/
Pottuyt6714/
Phettep6713/
Phethit6711/
Phetyoy679/
Pyte678/
Peetaya678/
Peté678/
Petioth675/
Petuite675/
Phettai675/
Phetget675/
Padtett674/
Phetthi674/
Pechtti673/
Pehtgit673/
Pettaya672/
Pettetp672/
Pettish672/
Peththa672/
Pettete672/
Pettets672/
Pethyoy672/
Phethoy672/
Phettoi672/
Pettoys671/
Pottett671/
Pattett671/
Phhette671/
Pettaay671/
Petthaa671/
Pettist671/
Pezztti671/
Pesttis671/
Pethaya671/
Paetitt671/
Hpettis671/
Peettiz671/
Peatter671/
Petette671/
Peitter671/
Pesstti671/
Pheitey671/
Peittit671/
Piettit671/
Petiste671/
Phettes671/
Phettha671/
Phethuy671/
Pytj671/
Petthep671/
Petgeet671/
Pethtip671/
Peteitt670/
Petteis670/
Pestitt670/
Phetter670/
Peattee670/
Pittett670/
Peetett670/
Petiett670/
Piettet670/
Peattis670/
Peastey670/
Pettiey670/
Poteett670/
Piettea670/
Piettie670/

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Footnotes

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