Petam Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Petam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 53 | 1:14,472,932 | 242,024 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Guyana | 13 | 1:58,632 | 4,970 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
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 most in India. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Petam.
How Common Is The Last Name Petam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Petam is the 1,658,108th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 45 percent of Petam are found; 44 percent are found in South Asia and 44 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Petam is also the 411,176th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 435 people.
The surname Petam is most common 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 live, Andhra Pradesh, where 23 percent live and Maharashtra, where 15 percent live. Aside from India Petam exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Petam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Petam in the Marathi language | ||
| पेटम | petama | - |
| Petam in the Hindi language | ||
| पीतम | pitama | 70 |
| पेतम | petama | 20 |
| पितम | pitama | 10 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petam
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