Petai Surname
Approximately 175 people bear this surname
Petai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| Namibia | 39 | 1:61,780 | 6,931 |
| Solomon Islands | 21 | 1:27,620 | 5,477 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Petai (189) may also be a first name.
Petai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Petai (Hindi: पेटई, Marathi: पेटै) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Petai.
How Common Is The Last Name Petai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,295,379th most widely held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. The surname Petai is predominantly found in Oceania, where 35 percent of Petai reside; 35 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 27 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 661,310th most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 189 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 198,871. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Milne Bay, where 78 percent are found, Eastern Highlands, where 15 percent are found and Enga, where 2 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 22 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Petai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Petai in the Hindi language | ||
| पेटई | peta'i | - |
| Petai in the Marathi language | ||
| पेटै | petai | 66.67 |
| पेटई | peta'i | 33.33 |
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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
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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 Petai
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