Petöfi Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Petöfi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
The alternate forms: Petofi (43) & Petõfi (1) are calculated separately.
Petöfi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petöfi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Petöfi is found in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Petofi or Petõfi. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Petöfi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Petöfi are found; 57 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 57 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
The surname is most numerous in Slovakia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,334,112. In Slovakia it is most numerous in: Bratislava Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Slovakia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 29 percent reside and Austria, where 14 percent reside.
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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 Petöfi
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