Petah Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Petah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Petah (166) may also be a first name.
Petah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Petah (Arabic: بتاح) has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Petah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,798,600th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Petah is mostly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Petah reside; 63 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 63 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Petah is also the 710,504th most frequently occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 166 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 1,734,954. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Pahang, where 88 percent reside, Perak, where 6 percent reside and Selangor, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Petah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Petah in the Arabic language | ||
| بتاح | btah | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Petah
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