Petam Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Guyana

Petam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India531:14,472,932242,024
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Guyana131:58,6324,970
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Petam (435) may also be a first name.

Petam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petam (Hindi: पीतम, Marathi: पेटम) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,658,108th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 45 percent of Petam live; 44 percent live in South Asia and 44 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Petam is also the 411,176th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 435 people.

Petam is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 14,472,932. In India it is most prevalent in: Telangana, where 62 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 23 percent live and Maharashtra, where 15 percent live. Aside from India Petam occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pettam91431/
Peetam91115/
Peteam9117/
Petham916/
Pestam913/
Petaum912/
Petaam911/
Peitam911/
Phetam911/
Paetam911/
Pheteam8362/
Peetham8356/
Peatham831/
Pedtham831/
Petteam831/
Phetgam831/
Pestham830/
Petasem830/
Patam802,103/
Pitam801,564/
Petan801,477/
Potam80348/
Petom8023/
Peettamm7719/
Pheatham771/
Petamová771/
Phetheam770/
Petean731,878/
Pittam731,586/
Pohtam731,220/
Phatam73897/
Pattam73827/
Pethan73473/
Petang73402/
Patham73396/
Potham73353/
Petain73297/
Petane73242/
Photam73219/
Pitham73192/
Pottam73153/
Padtam73135/
Pettan73121/
Peatan7388/
Pitame7353/
Pietan7352/
Pitaum7352/
Phitam7335/
Petant7333/
Pestan7332/
Paitam7316/
Pitamh7314/
Petoum7314/
Pistam7312/
Pethom7310/
Peetom737/
Paatam737/
Pettom736/
Petaun735/
Patamm734/
Peitan734/
Pitaam734/
Peetan733/
Paytam733/
Phetan733/
Pateam732/
Puitam732/
Petanh732/
Petann732/
Peytan731/
Poteam731/
Pataam731/
Pataim731/
Pedtan731/
Pejtan731/
Petgan731/
Petgom731/
Petome731/
Pietom731/
Pestañ731/
Pytham731/
Ppatam731/
Phetom731/
Peutan730/
Pestom730/
Peetoom67848/
Phatham67733/
Pestean67493/
Phetane67305/
Pattham67196/
Pettang67172/
Pittham67107/
Petasne6785/
Pettean6779/
Pitasim6772/
Pethane6762/
Phaitam6760/
Phethan6759/
Pietain6759/
Peştean6757/
Peștean6750/
Pitaham6733/
Piethan6727/
Padtham6722/
Phitham6720/
Pethain6717/
Pethahn6717/
Photham6717/
Peethan6716/
Phetang6713/
Patteam6711/
Pistaim679/
Padttam678/
Peetane677/
Petasen677/
Phettom676/
Phestan675/
Patheam675/
Phetann674/
Paitham673/
Pittamn673/
Potaham673/
Phetain673/
Phethom673/
Pethaun673/
Paattam672/
Phattam672/
Pestane672/
Pettant672/
Pethang672/
Photeam672/
Pathaim671/
Pedtoom671/
Peethom671/
Peyttan671/
Petagne671/
Pittame671/
Paaitam671/
Peatain671/
Pettoum671/
Petõ671/
Petgoum671/
Pieteum671/
Pedtang671/
Pestaão671/
Petangh671/
Peitang671/
Phetoum671/
Phettan671/
Phetaun671/
Phietan671/
Phodtam671/
Petaung671/
Pethant671/
Pojtham671/
Peetang671/
Pechtom671/

Petam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petam in the Marathi language
पेटमpetama-
Petam in the Hindi language
पीतमpitama70
पेतमpetama20
पितमpitama10

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petam
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