Pétillon Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Pétillon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pétillon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France161:4,151,420237,746
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Petillon (1,446) are calculated separately.

Pétillon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pétillon is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Petillon. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pétillon? popularity and diffusion

Pétillon is the 3,141,416th most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Pétillon are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 4,151,420. In France Pétillon is primarily concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 44 percent are found, Hauts-de-France, where 19 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 19 percent are found. Outside of France this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 38 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petillon961,446/
Pétillion943/
Patillon88306/
Potillon886/
Petillion82308/
Potillion8266/
Patillion828/
Pitillion822/
Peillon802,136/
Paillon80408/
Poillon80341/
Puillon80162/
Phillon8017/
Pittillion7821/
Pattillion781/
Pestillone781/
Pilon7727,202/
Poillion75338/
Phillion75330/
Poillong7517/
Petillan754/
Paillion753/
Patillan752/
Paillong751/
Pitillan751/
Paillone751/
Paillond751/
Phillone751/
Pilone712,499/
Philon71424/
Pailon71286/
Pilong71226/
Paillotin7158/
Piolon7156/
Patlon7154/
Petlon7133/
Pilion7128/
Pechillon716/
Poilon715/
Piloon713/
Pilhon713/
Pislon712/
Pitlon711/
Pitellion711/
Pettillan711/
Pielon711/
Pilyon711/
Pilgon711/
Peilon711/
Pilont710/
Paillan672,556/
Philion67986/
Philone67207/
Pailhon67167/
Pytloun67142/
Pettlon67101/
Pitloun6793/
Petlong6740/
Philoon6727/
Poilong6724/
Pilione6723/
Pelleon676/
Peilhon675/
Philong675/
Pathillian675/
Piliong674/
Paillán673/
Péglion673/
Phillom672/
Piloten672/
Peillón672/
Phailon672/
Phillan672/
Peilong672/
Petluon671/
Payllon671/
Puilong671/
Phatlon671/
Philyon670/
Pittlon670/
Poyllon670/
Pailion670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pétillon
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