Petan Surname

264,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,477 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Petan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia5801:4,289802
Indonesia5361:246,73422,585
Kenya971:476,08124,779
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Croatia291:145,81420,021
India221:34,866,608408,224
Turkey211:3,705,78295,296
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
France41:16,605,680368,153
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Petan (172) may also be a first name.

Petan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petan (Bengali: পেটান, Hindi: पेतां, Marathi: पेटां, Oriya: େପତନ) is carried by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Petan is the 264,957th most widely held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,934,019 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Petan are found; 42 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 41 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 696,764th most frequently held forename on earth It is held by 172 people.

The surname is most common in Slovenia, where it is borne by 580 people, or 1 in 4,289. In Slovenia it is most frequent in: Lower Sava, where 36 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 31 percent are found and Southeast Slovenia, where 11 percent are found. Besides Slovenia this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 36 percent are found and Kenya, where 7 percent are found.

Petan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Petan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Petan surname grew 629 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Petan are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the party.

The amount Petan earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.47% less than the national average, earning $38,631 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.29% less than the national average, earning $45,065 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petean911,878/
Pethan91473/
Petang91402/
Petain91297/
Petane91242/
Paetan91128/
Pettan91121/
Peatan9188/
Pietan9152/
Petant9133/
Pestan9132/
Petaun915/
Peitan914/
Peetan913/
Phetan913/
Petanh912/
Poetan912/
Petann912/
Peytan911/
Pedtan911/
Pejtan911/
Petgan911/
Peutan910/
Pestean83493/
Phetane83305/
Pettang83172/
Petasne8385/
Pettean8379/
Pethane8362/
Phethan8359/
Pietain8359/
Peştean8357/
Peștean8350/
Piethan8327/
Pethain8317/
Pethahn8317/
Peethan8316/
Phetang8313/
Peetane837/
Petasen837/
Phestan835/
Phetann834/
Poetain833/
Phetain833/
Pethaun833/
Pestane832/
Pettant832/
Pethang832/
Peyttan831/
Petagne831/
Paehtan831/
Peatain831/
Pedtang831/
Petangh831/
Peitang831/
Phettan831/
Phetaun831/
Phietan831/
Petaung831/
Pethant831/
Peetang831/
Patan8029,967/
Pitan801,696/
Peton801,290/
Potan80632/
Petam80120/
Petón801/
Pytan801/
Phethean77324/
Phethane77138/
Petanova77123/
Petanová7755/
Piethaan7726/
Phetasin779/
Peteaneh778/
Phethang777/
Phetasen775/
Petanque773/
Peithane772/
Petangue772/
Peetasen772/
Phettang772/
Pheastan771/
Petasink771/
Peteasen771/
Petteang771/
Peththan771/
Pechtang771/
Peachtan771/
Pathan73972,814/
Peyton7315,774/
Pattan7310,644/
Paitan736,924/
Pistan732,639/
Paytan731,883/
Phatan731,570/
Pithan731,068/
Pitang73901/
Petton73879/
Pothan73745/
Poitan73590/
Pieton73494/
Pataan73452/
Pettam73431/
Paatan73175/
Petoin73175/
Pheton73175/
Peaton73148/
Peston73138/
Peetam73115/
Pittan73113/
Petong73108/
Patahn73102/
Pitane7396/
Pitann7394/
Pitaan7377/
Patain7373/
Petone7365/
Pahtan7359/
Patean7357/
Poeton7356/
Photan7349/
Petein7348/
Potain7343/
Pištan7333/
Pottan7324/
Piotan7319/
Pétain7319/
Peteam7317/
Padtan7313/
Peiton7312/
Phitan739/
Pitain738/
Pethon737/
Petham736/
Poytan735/
Paeton734/
Peeton734/
Pajtan734/
Pătean734/
Pestam733/
Pitand733/
Potean733/
Potann732/
Patann732/
Pitant732/
Petaum732/
Pestán731/
Pehton731/
Petaam731/
Pitajn731/
Patanë731/
Petoun731/
Peitam731/
Pestañ731/
Potanh731/
Phetam731/
Petonh731/
Peuton730/
Pitean730/
Pytant730/
Phetthang712/
Phetthane711/
Paithan672,561/
Phathan67721/
Payhtan67652/
Phaeton67468/
Pettong67368/
Pitthan67350/
Pothain67301/
Peaston67264/
Pittane67158/
Pathaan67128/
Phattan67123/
Patthan67102/
Pietton6791/
Pestone6791/
Pattaan6787/
Patahan6783/
Phatanh6767/
Pheteam6762/
Peetham6756/
Pedtong6754/
Pittang6746/
Pathann6745/
Pattain6738/
Peetong6735/
Pattann6734/
Pitasen6732/
Paitane6728/
Pheaton6724/
Paitain6724/
Pithane6720/
Paathan6717/
Pethong6717/
Pettone6714/
Peitong6714/
Pathain6713/
Paattan6712/
Phataan6712/
Pheston6711/
Poistan678/
Pathanh676/
Phothan676/
Pottain675/
Păștean675/
Phetoon675/
Poitand674/
Phytane674/
Pithang674/
Phottan674/
Paistan674/
Poitane674/
Peatong674/
Pidtane674/
Pethoun674/
Paataan673/
Pittamn673/
Pothann673/
Pattean673/
Pahthan673/
Pishtan673/
Phythan672/
Pathhan672/
Peytone672/
Petosin672/
Pitahan672/
Petoune672/
Pettoun672/
Peitton672/
Pitasin672/
Photain672/
Petgoon672/
Pittain671/
Peatham671/
Pathahn671/
Pedtham671/
Paythan671/
Ppathan671/
Ppattan671/
Phahtan671/
Pestein671/
Pethasingh671/
Pethein671/
Paijtan671/
Pahatan671/
Petteam671/
Pathtan671/
Pettein671/
Petõ671/
Phaytan671/
Pedtone671/
Pestaão671/
Pistant671/
Pittand671/
Pisstan671/
Phetong671/
Phetton671/
Phetein671/
Pidtang671/
Phitank671/
Phithan671/
Phatain671/
Pestoon671/
Pettond671/
Pettoon670/
Pethond670/
Pithahn670/
Pietein670/
Pithaun670/
Pieyton670/
Pestham670/
Petasem670/
Pistane670/

Petan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petan in the Bengali language
পেটানpetana-
Petan in the Oriya language
େପତନepatana-
Petan in the Marathi language
पेटांpetam90.48
पेतांpetam4.76
पेतनpetana4.76
Petan in the Hindi language
पेतांpetam33.33
पेतनpetana33.33
पेटनpetana33.33

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