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 occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Petillon. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pétillon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,141,416th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Pétillon reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Pétillon is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 4,151,420. In France Pétillon is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 44 percent reside, Hauts-de-France, where 19 percent reside and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 19 percent reside. Excluding France Pétillon occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 38 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

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

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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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