Pictet Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Pictet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pictet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1841:44,6356,135
France171:3,907,219231,005
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Pictet Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pictet Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Pictet is more frequently found in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pictet? popularity and diffusion

Pictet is the 1,144,405th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Pictet live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

It is most widespread in Switzerland, where it is borne by 184 people, or 1 in 44,635. In Switzerland it is primarily concentrated in: Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 78 percent reside, Canton of Vaud, where 14 percent reside and Canton of Valais, where 5 percent reside. Not including Switzerland it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in France, where 8 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Pictet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pictet has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Pictet last name grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Picte911/
Picter8314/
Pictie831/
Pictte831/
Picther776/
Pickter771/
Pigte73451/
Pikte731/
Picta730/
Pechstedt6738/
Picthi671/
Pictoa671/
Pictai671/
Pectie671/

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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
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  • 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 Pictet
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