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 occurs in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Petofi or Petõfi. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petöfi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Petöfi occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Petöfi live; 57 percent live in Eastern Europe and 57 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
The last name is most commonly held in Slovakia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,334,112. In Slovakia Petöfi is most frequent in: Bratislava Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Slovakia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 29 percent are found and Austria, where 14 percent are found.
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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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