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 borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Pétain. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petain? popularity and diffusion

Petain is the 899,940th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. The surname Petain occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Petain live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 968,397th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 96 people.

The last name is most common 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 are found, Grand Est, where 18 percent are found and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account France it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Petain Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Petain are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans 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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