Petäys Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Petäys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petäys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland651:84,5659,027
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Petays (9) are calculated separately.

Petäys Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petäys occurs in Finland more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Petays. Click here for further potential spellings of Petäys.

How Common Is The Last Name Petäys? popularity and diffusion

The surname Petäys is the 2,352,516th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Petäys live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Petäys is most frequently held in Finland, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 84,565. In Finland it is primarily concentrated in: Southern Ostrobothnia, where 48 percent are found, Uusimaa, where 18 percent are found and Ostrobothnia, where 14 percent are found. Not including Finland Petäys is found in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petays949/
Petys9127/
Pettys83254/
Petysh83142/
Peteys834/
Pethys831/
Pety80783/
Petteys77543/
Pettyes7726/
Pietysz7724/
Pettoys771/
Petty7353,753/
Petey731,103/
Petes731,044/
Petyt73722/
Peaty73482/
Petis73446/
Piety73411/
Petyi73241/
Petyo73219/
Petay73141/
Peity7345/
Petiy7343/
Petye7341/
Potys7331/
Pethy7329/
Peety7325/
Peyty7310/
Petuy7310/
Petoy739/
Pytys738/
Pešty735/
Phety732/
Petyy732/
Petysova717/
Poetysch710/
Pettis679,544/
Pettey672,242/
Pethes67763/
Pettay67646/
Petäjä67621/
Pettes67537/
Peatey67317/
Petiya67312/
Potysz67284/
Petuya67204/
Petges67196/
Petish67181/
Petese67163/
Pesthy67113/
Poetes6778/
Peates6771/
Pettye6770/
Pfeuty6767/
Petayi6755/
Peteya6753/
Pestes6751/
Petaya6733/
Petyoy6730/
Pestis6728/
Petiyo6727/
Petesh6726/
Pestey6720/
Peetes6719/
Peetey6719/
Pysäys6719/
Petise6718/
Petais6717/
Petyshova6717/
Pethis6714/
Pettyt6713/
Petehs6712/
Petaus6712/
Potysh6711/
Petets6710/
Petesz6710/
Petoya679/
Petyth679/
Phetye678/
Peteyu677/
Pietay676/
Patysz676/
Petayu676/
Peteis675/
Peatty675/
Phethy675/
Poetis674/
Pethey674/
Peutes674/
Peteus674/
Phetyo674/
Petues673/
Petoyi673/
Pietis672/
Phetes672/
Petiss672/
Peshty672/
Petess672/
Pethyo672/
Phetis672/
Pottys671/
Peetty671/
Pettiy671/
Pettyy671/
Petaiy671/
Peteas671/
Petees671/
Petesc671/
Pethiy671/
Pietes671/
Bpetty671/
Pateys671/
Petois671/
Petuis671/
Petuye671/
Petytt671/
Peteye671/
Pete's671/
Petejä671/
Petous671/
Pietty671/
Peatyy671/
Pehtyi671/
Peites671/
Petyshche671/
Pethay671/
Pethoy671/
Paetes670/
Peetis670/
Peitey670/

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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 Petäys
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