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 last name Pető is found most frequently in Hungary. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pető? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 68,467th most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,004,486 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pető live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.
This surname is most commonly used in Hungary, where it is held by 7,027 people, or 1 in 1,397. In Hungary Pető is mostly found in: Budapest, where 15 percent are found, Pest County, where 13 percent are found and Hajdú-Bihar County, where 10 percent are found. Other than Hungary this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 3 percent are found and Slovakia, where 0 percent are found.
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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pető
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