Petzner Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Petzner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petzner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria591:144,32919,392
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Petzner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petzner is held by more people in Austria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petzner? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,121,169th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Petzner are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in Austria, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 144,329. In Austria it is primarily concentrated in: Styria, where 83 percent live, Carinthia, where 14 percent live and Vienna, where 3 percent live. Besides Austria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 14 percent live and Brazil, where 5 percent live.

Petzner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Petzner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Petzner last name decreased 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pietzner93828/
Peitzner9341/
Petzgner930/
Pezner9212/
Patzner861,157/
Pitzner86385/
Potzner86360/
Pezzner8670/
Peizner8639/
Peyzner8621/
Peuzner8610/
Piezner861/
Petzschner8219/
Petznerová822/
Pfitzner805,059/
Petchner804/
Pethcner801/
Pfiezner800/
Poetzschner7823/
Pfetzschner781/
Pozner77638/
Pazner7750/
Petzny7743/
Pečner7735/
Pizner7715/
Petzná777/
Petzný776/
Pyzner775/
Pecner772/
Petzné771/
Petschner75307/
Pechner71167/
Pietschner71132/
Poizner71121/
Pitsner7127/
Pötzschner7121/
Peitschner7118/
Poyzner7116/
Patsner7110/
Poetschner717/
Pfizner712/
Pitcner711/
Petzinna67145/
Pfitznerová6715/
Pejchner6714/
Pattsner674/
Pfytsner671/
Pittsner671/
Pitsnger671/
Pitchner671/
Pfitznes671/
Pfitzennier671/
Pizne671/

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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 Petzner
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