Petain Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Petain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2061:322,44048,940
Thailand431:1,642,752213,663
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Pétain (19) are calculated separately.

Petain (96) may also be a first name.

Petain Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petain (Arabic: بيتان) is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Pétain. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petain? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 899,940th most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Petain reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 968,397th most commonly held first name globally, held by 96 people.

The surname Petain is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 206 people, or 1 in 322,440. In France Petain is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 59 percent live, Grand Est, where 18 percent live and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 5 percent live. Aside from France this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Petain Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Petain are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

Petain earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.13% less than the national average, earning $26,698 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pétain9419/
Pietain9259/
Pethain9217/
Petajin929/
Poetain923/
Phetain923/
Peatain921/
Petan911,477/
Phetasin869/
Petajink861/
Petasink861/
Petaieng861/
Pethaian861/
Petean831,878/
Pethan83473/
Petang83402/
Petane83242/
Petoin83175/
Petine83136/
Paetan83128/
Pettan83121/
Peatan8388/
Patain8373/
Pethin8367/
Pietan8352/
Petein8348/
Potain8343/
Petien8343/
Petant8333/
Pestan8332/
Pitain838/
Petaun835/
Peitan834/
Peetan833/
Phetan833/
Petanh832/
Poetan832/
Petann832/
Peytan831/
Pedtan831/
Pejtan831/
Petgan831/
Peutan830/
Petahiang8051/
Phetaiang801/
Pettine771,206/
Petoyan771,053/
Petetin77967/
Pestean77493/
Phetane77305/
Peteyan77304/
Pothain77301/
Pettang77172/
Petejan77148/
Phethin77132/
Petajen77119/
Petasne7785/
Pettean7779/
Pestine7769/
Petecin7764/
Pethane7762/
Phethan7759/
Peştean7757/
Peștean7750/
Pattain7738/
Piethan7727/
Paitain7724/
Petijon7720/
Pethahn7717/
Peethan7716/
Petoian7716/
Petajan7714/
Pathain7713/
Phetang7713/
Pettien779/
Peetane777/
Petasen777/
Petiyan775/
Phestan775/
Pottain775/
Phetann774/
Pataien773/
Pethaun773/
Pethina772/
Pestane772/
Pitajin772/
Pettant772/
Pethang772/
Phetaen772/
Pitasin772/
Photain772/
Pittain771/
Peyttan771/
Pestein771/
Petagne771/
Petayan771/
Pethein771/
Petiion771/
Petioan771/
Paehtan771/
Pettein771/
Peytien771/
Pethion771/
Petisne771/
Petitin771/
Petojan771/
Pedtang771/
Petangh771/
Phetine771/
Peitang771/
Phettan771/
Phetaun771/
Phetein771/
Phietan771/
Phatain771/
Petaung771/
Pethant771/
Pethhin771/
Peetang771/
Petisen770/
Pietein770/
Pethasingh751/
Patan7329,967/
Pitan731,696/
Potan73632/
Petam73120/
Pytan731/
Phethean71324/
Phethane71138/
Petanova71123/
Paithain71115/
Petanová7155/
Petijean7130/
Piethaan7126/
Pitasing7114/
Petayang718/
Peteaneh718/
Phethang717/
Phetasen715/
Phetthin714/
Petijohn713/
Petanque713/
Petechin712/
Peithane712/
Pettijon712/
Peșteșan712/
Petangue712/
Peetasen712/
Phetaiam712/
Phettang712/
Petuhina711/
Pattaion711/
Pheastan711/
Petthing711/
Paitasin711/
Pathayin711/
Pittacin711/
Phestine711/
Pothaain711/
Phothain711/
Piethein711/
Phadtain711/
Peteasen711/
Petteang711/
Peththan711/
Pechtang711/
Peachtan711/
Pettijan710/
Petesing710/
Pettisen710/
Petijehn710/
Pathan67972,814/
Pattan6710,644/
Paitan676,924/
Pothin674,112/
Pistan672,639/
Paytan671,883/
Pettijohn671,799/
Phatan671,570/
Potein671,217/
Pithan671,068/
Pitang67901/
Pothan67745/
Poitan67590/
Pataan67452/
Pettam67431/
Paatan67175/
Peetam67115/
Pittan67113/
Patahn67102/
Pitane6796/
Pitann6794/
Pitaan6777/
Pahtan6759/
Patean6757/
Pethen6752/
Photan6749/
Pathin6748/
Petgen6746/
Pištan6733/
Petene6731/
Pottan6724/
Piotan6719/
Peteam6717/
Pettijean6713/
Padtan6713/
Phitan679/
Pétein678/
Petham676/
Potuin676/
Poytan675/
Pajtan674/
Paitán674/
Pétoin674/
Pătean674/
Pitine674/
Petoichin673/
Pitein673/
Pestam673/
Pitand673/
Patuin673/
Potean673/
Petyen673/
Pithin672/
Potann672/
Patann672/
Pitant672/
Patein672/
Petaum672/
Phetthang672/
Pestán671/
Potoin671/
Patoin671/
Pettyiohn671/
Petaam671/
Pitajn671/
Phetthane671/
Patanë671/
Peteán671/
Petoun671/
Peitam671/
Pestañ671/
Pétine671/
Pitasingh671/
Potanh671/
Phetam671/
Petthajan671/
Poiteutin671/
Pechthing671/
Pitean670/
Pytant670/
Pettijehn670/

Petain Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petain in the Arabic language
بيتانbytan-

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