Petai Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Petai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
Namibia391:61,7806,931
Solomon Islands211:27,6205,477
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
England121:4,643,172139,951
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petai? popularity and diffusion

The last name Petai is the 1,295,379th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 35 percent of Petai live; 35 percent live in Oceania Islands and 27 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Petai is also the 661,310th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 189 people.

This last name 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 primarily concentrated in: Milne Bay, where 78 percent are found, Eastern Highlands, where 15 percent are found and Enga, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea Petai is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 22 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petaia91742/
Pettai91533/
Poetai91128/
Pethai91111/
Petayi9155/
Petais9117/
Phetai912/
Peatai912/
Petait911/
Peutai911/
Petaiy911/
Petaji911/
Paetai911/
Peytai911/
Peta8911,649/
Peti894,504/
Phethai83514/
Petthai8355/
Petaiah8317/
Phaetai838/
Pethaji837/
Petaiad836/
Peethai835/
Phettai835/
Paethai834/
Pestaji831/
Petaggi831/
Pethaiy831/
Petaied831/
Pedthai831/
Peathai831/
Petit80119,429/
Petti808,560/
Patai808,497/
Petta807,262/
Peeta805,913/
Poeta803,410/
Pesti803,249/
Pesta803,248/
Pitai801,630/
Pieta801,211/
Petat80825/
Pheta80824/
Petau80667/
Petiz80594/
Petas80451/
Petis80446/
Paeta80363/
Petga80350/
Peiti80349/
Petha80331/
Petyi80241/
Petie80218/
Pešti80204/
Petea80201/
Petač80191/
Potai80187/
Pejta80183/
Peita80155/
Petay80141/
Petio80122/
Petei80110/
Poeti80104/
Petaa8086/
Petoi8065/
Peata8054/
Pedta8047/
Pehta8046/
Petiy8043/
Petaj8042/
Petii8037/
Petaś8037/
Pheti8032/
Pethi8028/
Petoa8028/
Petah8027/
Pezta8025/
Petae8019/
Petih8018/
Petői8017/
Peyta8013/
Petap809/
Petad806/
Peuta806/
Petip806/
Paeti804/
Peuti804/
Pytai803/
Petid802/
Petaz802/
Petiș801/
Phetthai7752/
Phetaiad777/
Phedthai775/
Pechthai772/
Pethaiah771/
Phetaied771/
Pettit7334,712/
Pettis739,544/
Petitt733,702/
Pettah732,709/
Pettie731,825/
Phatai731,761/
Peetha731,541/
Pettas731,456/
Phetha731,385/
Pietta73929/
Pettay73646/
Pfeuti73521/
Pathai73468/
Pechta73338/
Pethad73333/
Petiya73312/
Petach73297/
Phethi73251/
Peheta73242/
Peteja73215/
Petuya73204/
Paetau73192/
Pitaai73191/
Petish73181/
Petaja73179/
Peštaj73103/
Petija73101/
Pattai7399/
Petoia7391/
Peetaa7385/
Pettid7384/
Pettau7381/
Paitai7375/
Peshta7366/
Pethei7363/
Pataio7357/
Petasz7356/
Peteya7353/
Petaut7352/
Petaux7349/
Petatz7346/
Petaud7345/
Peitti7342/
Pistai7342/
Pitaji7338/
Peitoi7336/
Poetta7336/
Pettip7334/
Petaya7333/
Peztaa7331/
Peithi7331/
Photai7331/
Pestaj7330/
Pestis7328/
Pestaa7327/
Petuha7327/
Petiyo7327/
Peetau7325/
Phetap7323/
Pothai7319/
Paetha7319/
Pettei7318/
Peytie7318/
Petich7317/
Pataih7317/
Pithai7316/
Petawe7316/
Pethis7314/
Pataia7313/
Pethio7313/
Pettat7313/
Poetie7313/
Petaus7312/
Pitaiy7311/
Peshti7311/
Pitais7311/
Peatie7310/
Peteah7310/
Pataai7310/
Petays739/
Pittai739/
Petoya739/
Phetta739/
Pethas739/
Pettaa738/
Pettha737/
Pestat737/
Pitaii737/
Peetta736/
Pethau736/
Pitayi736/
Pietay736/
Poetti736/
Petayu736/
Peasta735/
Peatta735/
Peteis735/
Pajtai735/
Pethoi735/
Petuia735/
Peitas735/
Pethat735/
Paytai735/
Peatha734/
Phoeta734/
Pataie734/
Pietha734/
Pheeta734/
Pethit733/
Peddti733/
Petoyi733/
Pettae733/
Pottai732/
Petash732/
Petatt732/
Peteit732/
Petiss732/
Pohtai732/
Petthi732/
Pettio732/
Pietie732/
Peteha732/
Phetis732/
Pestas731/
Potaia731/
Pataij731/
Pechti731/
Peethi731/
Peitta731/
Pheeti731/
Phetio731/
Pejtit731/
Pettii731/
Pettiy731/
Pestti731/
Petaeh731/
Petaha731/
Peteas731/
Peteia731/
Peteie731/
Peteji731/
Pethea731/
Pethiy731/
Petitp731/
Pestau731/
Petois731/
Peatei731/
Pettiz731/
Paetta731/
Paatai731/
Peştea731/
Petuis731/
Petuji731/
Peutie731/
Peytau731/
Pethah731/
Phetie731/
Peatti731/
Pehtga731/
Pehtyi731/
Peijta731/
Pedtad731/
Pestha731/
Pesthi731/
Pestid731/
Petajo731/
Pestei731/
Pettaz731/
Pythai731/
Peitie731/
Paetie731/
Phetoa731/
Pfethi731/
Pitaie731/
Phoeti731/
Pestea731/
Pettad731/
Pettap731/
Pethay731/
Puitai731/
Peetae731/
Pedtip731/
Pethie730/
Peitit730/
Peetis730/
Paetea730/
Pettea730/
Phaetthai716/
Petthajit711/
Pechtthai711/
Pita67245,281/
Pata6742,063/
Pete6715,641/
Pota679,727/
Pettitt678,545/
Poti674,922/
Piti674,653/
Peattie671,077/
Pety67783/
Pyta67757/
Pestich67301/
Phottai67300/
Potaiah67183/
Péti67182/
Petasch67137/
Pataihe67130/
Pataiah67119/
Phothai67115/
Peschta6782/
Pethiya6761/
Pestaas6756/
Pettiss6752/
Peethaa6749/
Peytaud6741/
Píta6740/
Pěta6738/
Peetiya6734/
Pitthai6733/
Puithai6731/
Petault6731/
Peshtaz6726/
Phettae6725/
Paettie6723/
Petthip6723/
Peithis6723/
Petteit6715/
Phettip6715/
Patthai6714/
Phathai6711/
Phethit6711/
Petisch6710/
Phethap6710/
Pettiya679/
Peetaya678/
Peté678/
Pithaji676/
Phethoi676/
Phetihe676/
Petthae676/
Pedthip675/
Phetthi674/
Pithaiy674/
Paitaid674/
Pitahei673/
Pechtti673/
Paethau673/
Petouha673/
Peteyap673/
Péta673/
Pettaya672/
Pettish672/
Phataih672/
Peththa672/
Phettah672/
Pestajo672/
Petayot672/
Phethat672/
Phettoi672/
Pottaji671/
Pathaia671/
Patahai671/
Peathaa671/
Peetaha671/
Peethii671/
Pheitha671/
Phestas671/
Phetiya671/
Pettaay671/
Pettasd671/
Pettath671/
Petthaa671/
Pettist671/
Pezztti671/
Pgeetha671/
Peshtad671/
Pesthei671/
Pestish671/
Pestoji671/
Pesttis671/
Petayat671/
Pethaya671/
Pitaiah671/
Hpettis671/
Peettiz671/
Pesstti671/
Pêta671/
Pettayo671/
Peuthie671/
Phaitai671/
Petieje671/
Peteova671/
Pietuha671/
Pietaya671/
Phatayi671/
Peittit671/
Pestiyo671/
Pesztat671/
Petashs671/
Petasht671/
Petayap671/
Pitaiit671/
Päti671/
Puitayi671/
D'Pesta671/
Pesteie671/
Pottayi671/
Padthai671/
Phetach671/
Phettha671/
Phetead671/
Pheteid671/
Photaiy671/
Phithai671/
Peteiad671/
Petyoya671/
Peththaiah671/
Pethtip671/
Paehtha671/
Paetaya671/
Pechtat671/
Pechtip671/
Peteitt670/
Pettahe670/
Pettatt670/
Petteis670/
Phetaus670/
Pestitt670/
Peastis670/
Peattis670/
Pettiey670/
Petioia670/
Piettea670/
Piettie670/
Petteio670/

Petai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petai in the Hindi language
पेटईpeta'i-
Petai in the Marathi language
पेटैpetai66.67
पेटईpeta'i33.33

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