Pető Surname

68,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

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.

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Pető Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary7,0271:1,397155
Romania1931:104,03011,764
Slovakia301:177,88230,511
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Pető Surname Meaning

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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.

- kalman1959

Pető 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 may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pető? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 68,467th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by around 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.

Pető is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is borne by 7,027 people, or 1 in 1,397. In Hungary it is most frequent in: Budapest, where 15 percent are found, Pest County, where 13 percent are found and Hajdú-Bihar County, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Hungary Pető 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pethő892,956/
Petőh8958/
Pet864,334/
Petőcz80212/
Pete7515,641/
Peet7512,412/
Peat757,228/
Piet756,071/
Pett754,438/
Peth751,337/
Pest751,281/
Pets75987/
Phet75792/
Peut75205/
Peit7562/
Pešt7532/
Pedt759/
Ppet759/
Bpet759/
Peyt753/
Peht752/
Petp751/
Petì751/
Petd751/
Pezt751/
Petőová7314/
Pe67121,917/
Pethe677,748/
Petch674,570/
Peete673,784/
Petts672,484/
Peets672,220/
Peate671,666/
Pette671,510/
Pecht671,359/
Piedt671,335/
Pheut671,041/
Peste67579/
Phete67573/
Peats67279/
Peist67259/
Pieth67230/
Piett67184/
Phets67157/
Peszt67136/
Pesth67118/
Peatt67115/
Peite67108/
Peeth67106/
Peett67102/
Pesht6783/
Peytz6776/
Peest6739/
Pethőová6733/
Peits6732/
Peith6732/
Peath6727/
Peşte6726/
Pheth6725/
Peatz6717/
Pfest6717/
Peths6715/
Petsh6712/
Peyts6712/
Phiet679/
Pietd677/
Phett677/
Pește676/
Petht675/
Pehte675/
Peyte675/
Peőcz674/
Pfeit672/
Peitt672/
Peast672/
Pieht672/
Peztz671/
Pgeet671/
Peyst671/
Peuth671/
Pheit671/
Pheet671/
Peidt671/
P'Eet671/
Pfedt671/
Peedt671/
Petth671/
Pettt671/
Petìt671/
Petcz671/
Ppete671/
Pet'z671/
Phetp671/
Pests670/
Peadt670/

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