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

Petam (Hindi: पीतम, Marathi: पेटम) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,658,108th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. Petam is primarily found in Asia, where 45 percent of Petam reside; 44 percent reside in South Asia and 44 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 411,176th most common given name globally It is held by 435 people.

The last name Petam is most widespread in India, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 14,472,932. In India Petam is most frequent in: Telangana, where 62 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 23 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 15 percent are found. Apart from India Petam occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 14 percent are found.

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