Pető Surname
Approximately 7,255 people bear this surname
Pető Surname User-submission:
Hungarian surname, turning a variation of the common given name Péter into a family name. It is closely related to other Hungarian surnames derived from that given name, such as Péter, Peti, Pete, Petőcz, Péterfi, Péterffy, Petőfi etc.
Read More About This SurnamePető Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 7,027 | 1:1,397 | 155 |
| Romania | 193 | 1:104,030 | 11,764 |
| Slovakia | 30 | 1:177,882 | 30,511 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
Pető Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Hungarian surname, turning a variation of the common given name Péter into a family name. It is closely related to other Hungarian surnames derived from that given name, such as Péter, Peti, Pete, Petőcz, Péterfi, Péterffy, Petőfi etc.
- kalman1959Pető Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pető Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pető is more frequently found in Hungary than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pető.
How Common Is The Last Name Pető? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 68,467th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,004,486 people. The last name Pető is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pető reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.
This surname is most frequently used in Hungary, where it is carried by 7,027 people, or 1 in 1,397. In Hungary it is primarily found in: Budapest, where 15 percent reside, Pest County, where 13 percent reside and Hajdú-Bihar County, where 10 percent reside. Other than Hungary this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 3 percent reside and Slovakia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pethő | 89 | 2,956 | / |
| Petőh | 89 | 58 | / |
| Pet | 86 | 4,334 | / |
| Petőcz | 80 | 212 | / |
| Pete | 75 | 15,641 | / |
| Peet | 75 | 12,412 | / |
| Peat | 75 | 7,228 | / |
| Piet | 75 | 6,071 | / |
| Pett | 75 | 4,438 | / |
| Peth | 75 | 1,337 | / |
| Pest | 75 | 1,281 | / |
| Pets | 75 | 987 | / |
| Phet | 75 | 792 | / |
| Peut | 75 | 205 | / |
| Peit | 75 | 62 | / |
| Pešt | 75 | 32 | / |
| Pedt | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ppet | 75 | 9 | / |
| Bpet | 75 | 9 | / |
| Peyt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Peht | 75 | 2 | / |
| Petp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Petì | 75 | 1 | / |
| Petd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pezt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Petőová | 73 | 14 | / |
| Pe | 67 | 121,917 | / |
| Pethe | 67 | 7,748 | / |
| Petch | 67 | 4,570 | / |
| Peete | 67 | 3,784 | / |
| Petts | 67 | 2,484 | / |
| Peets | 67 | 2,220 | / |
| Peate | 67 | 1,666 | / |
| Pette | 67 | 1,510 | / |
| Pecht | 67 | 1,359 | / |
| Piedt | 67 | 1,335 | / |
| Pheut | 67 | 1,041 | / |
| Peste | 67 | 579 | / |
| Phete | 67 | 573 | / |
| Peats | 67 | 279 | / |
| Peist | 67 | 259 | / |
| Pieth | 67 | 230 | / |
| Piett | 67 | 184 | / |
| Phets | 67 | 157 | / |
| Peszt | 67 | 136 | / |
| Pesth | 67 | 118 | / |
| Peatt | 67 | 115 | / |
| Peite | 67 | 108 | / |
| Peeth | 67 | 106 | / |
| Peett | 67 | 102 | / |
| Pesht | 67 | 83 | / |
| Peytz | 67 | 76 | / |
| Peest | 67 | 39 | / |
| Pethőová | 67 | 33 | / |
| Peits | 67 | 32 | / |
| Peith | 67 | 32 | / |
| Peath | 67 | 27 | / |
| Peşte | 67 | 26 | / |
| Pheth | 67 | 25 | / |
| Peatz | 67 | 17 | / |
| Pfest | 67 | 17 | / |
| Peths | 67 | 15 | / |
| Petsh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Peyts | 67 | 12 | / |
| Phiet | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pietd | 67 | 7 | / |
| Phett | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pește | 67 | 6 | / |
| Petht | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pehte | 67 | 5 | / |
| Peyte | 67 | 5 | / |
| Peőcz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pfeit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peitt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peast | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pieht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peztz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pgeet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peyst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peuth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pheit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pheet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peidt | 67 | 1 | / |
| P'Eet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfedt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peedt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pettt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petìt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petcz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ppete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pet'z | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phetp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pests | 67 | 0 | / |
| Peadt | 67 | 0 | / |
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