Pittenger Surname

126,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Pittenger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pittenger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5531:102,01511,275
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7821:64,2186,996

Pittenger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pittenger occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pittenger? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 126,449th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,027,698 people. The last name Pittenger occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Pittenger reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 3,553 people, or 1 in 102,015. In The United States Pittenger is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 9 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Nevada, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The United States Pittenger is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Pittenger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pittenger has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 454 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pittenger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pittenger surname are 22.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.26% registered with the political party.

The amount Pittenger earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.63% more than the national average, earning $48,166 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.24% more than the national average, earning $53,278 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Pittenger
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