Pietilä Surname

107,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Pietilä Surname User-submission:

The Pietilä surname means 'Peter's farm'. It originated in Western Finland.

Pietilä Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland4,1501:1,325180
Sweden1011:97,4937,084
Estonia811:16,3192,713
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Pietila (1,167) are calculated separately.

Pietilä Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Pietilä surname means 'Peter's farm'. It originated in Western Finland.

- kivari

Pietilä Last Name Facts

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

Pietilä is found most in Finland. It can appear in the variant forms: Pietila. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pietilä? popularity and diffusion

Pietilä is the 107,409th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,677,226 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pietilä live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Pietilä is most frequently held in Finland, where it is held by 4,150 people, or 1 in 1,325. In Finland Pietilä is most frequent in: Uusimaa, where 24 percent reside, Northern Ostrobothnia, where 17 percent reside and Southwest Finland, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Finland Pietilä occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 2 percent reside and Estonia, where 2 percent reside.

Pietilä Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pietilä has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pietilä surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pietila951,167/
Pettilä8641/
Pihtilä8617/
Peitilä8614/
Peittilä802/
Pietilae802/
Pietilia801/
Pitila77129/
Pätilä77116/
Petile7773/
Petila7745/
Pitili7745/
Petili7725/
Petälä7717/
Pitile772/
Petilj772/
Pyhtilä71155/
Pitiele71123/
Pihtili7171/
Pestile7169/
Pitiela7157/
Pähtilä7152/
Pestili7147/
Pittila7144/
Pistili7138/
Poitily7126/
Petilio7124/
Pettila7123/
Pettili7121/
Pitilay717/
Pistile717/
Pitilis716/
Pitilai715/
Pithile714/
Petiele713/
Petilia712/
Peitila712/
Petitle712/
Petilha711/
Pitilit711/
Peetila711/
Poitila711/
Pithila711/
Pettile711/
Peatila710/
Poithily67120/
Poithili6743/
Pistilhi6720/
Petoilay677/
Petailer672/
Pitthili671/
Pittiela671/
Paitilay671/
Pettilia671/
Phethile671/
Pistilui671/
Pettilio671/
Peistili671/
Pistilih671/

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