Petana Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Panama
Highest density in:
Samoa

Petana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Panama891:43,9582,252
South Africa641:846,52756,162
Colombia461:1,038,5679,368
Czechia371:287,39137,121
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
India131:59,005,029552,550
Samoa91:21,534479
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tonga11:107,313791
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Petaña (6) are calculated separately.

Petana (81) may also be a first name.

Petana Last Name Facts

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

Petana (Marathi: पेटना, Oriya: େପତନା) occurs in Panama more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Petaña. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petana? popularity and diffusion

It is the 897,852nd most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. Petana occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Petana reside; 30 percent reside in Central America and 30 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 1,068,082nd most common forename world-wide. It is borne by 81 people.

It is most common in Panama, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 43,958. In Panama it is primarily concentrated in: Panamá Province, where 49 percent live, Chiriquí Province, where 25 percent live and Panamá Oeste Province, where 24 percent live. Beside Panama Petana exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 21 percent live and Colombia, where 15 percent live.

Petana Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Petana earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 73.15% less than the national average, earning R 63,816 per year and in Colombia they earn 41.39% less than the national average, earning $13,306,400 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petaña946/
Pestana9236,947/
Petagna92563/
Petanas92114/
Petanaj92105/
Pethana9243/
Peetana9235/
Petanna9226/
Paetana929/
Pedtana923/
Peztana923/
Phetana922/
Petanga921/
Petanah921/
Petanaz921/
Peitana921/
Pestanas86107/
Pestaina8669/
Pestanha8628/
Peethana8611/
Pethanay864/
Peetaana861/
Peetanai861/
Pethanna861/
Pesttana861/
Phethana861/
Patana833,733/
Petani832,014/
Pitana831,737/
Petano83427/
Potana83424/
Petane83242/
Petena83232/
Petona8314/
Petanh832/
Peatthana801/
Pathana776,642/
Pitanga772,784/
Pothana772,325/
Pattana771,052/
Pittana77735/
Pettena77463/
Phetane77305/
Patahna77217/
Pithana77175/
Potanna77146/
Patanna77138/
Paitana77102/
Petagno77100/
Petasne7785/
Pethane7762/
Petasny7761/
Patanah7758/
Pistana7756/
Phetano7744/
Pidtana7732/
Phatana7728/
Pitagna7728/
Pestona7724/
Patanai7722/
Patanay7719/
Pottana7718/
Photana7716/
Petenaj7714/
Peatani7710/
Pettani7710/
Phetani7710/
Potanah779/
Padtana778/
Pataana777/
Peetane777/
Pitanad777/
Pethena775/
Pitanai775/
Petanos775/
Petasni775/
Petanni774/
Pietani774/
Pitanah774/
Pitaana773/
Petange773/
Petanàs773/
Potanay772/
Pestane772/
Petañas772/
Peatena771/
Peitani771/
Petagne771/
Peteano771/
Paatana771/
Petanis771/
Hpatana771/
Hpitana771/
Paytana771/
Patanea771/
Patanìa771/
Petangi771/
Petanio771/
Petanoi771/
Pitanay771/
Poetena771/
Pétagna771/
Pestany771/
Petenau771/
Patanau770/
Petanno770/
Peethanath753/
Pathanai712,561/
Pathanay711,477/
Pothanna711,115/
Pathanau71716/
Pathanah71531/
Pathanna71501/
Pothanah71200/
Peshtani71162/
Phethane71138/
Patthana7173/
Phattana7168/
Phathana7143/
Pottanna7136/
Pitaanad7127/
Phithana7126/
Phatanay7124/
Pistagna7121/
Pestaner7116/
Patahana7116/
Pattanay7114/
Pattanna7113/
Pestanes7113/
Pettanyi7112/
Patanaha7111/
Phothana7110/
Hpaitana718/
Peteaneh718/
Pattanai717/
Pethaniy716/
Pedthani715/
Pittanna715/
Patainea715/
Potthana714/
Pattaana714/
Patahuna714/
Pitaanas714/
Pattanea714/
Pithaana713/
Peethany713/
Paithana713/
Pethanij713/
Padthana713/
Peithane712/
Petahani712/
Pathanaa712/
Pottanaa711/
Peathani711/
Peetahni711/
Peetasni711/
Peetgani711/
Phetangi711/
Pithanai711/
Bpatanna711/
Pethanid711/
Pethanih711/
Pethanip711/
Pethanis711/
Petounas711/
Piettani711/
Peatanio711/
Peestano711/
Pestanis711/
Pestanno711/
Pestanos711/
Petagnou711/
Petangou711/
Potahina711/
Phethany711/
Pishtana711/
Pydtaina711/
Phatanah711/
Petahnoi711/
Pettanee711/
Pattanah711/
Pittanau710/
Phetanip710/
Pitani6715,499/
Phatthana671,455/
Patena67950/
Pathanaai67746/
Pathainay67587/
Patona67515/
Pitano67414/
Potena67393/
Phatainay67260/
Petoni67141/
Pitane6796/
Petaño6769/
Petone6765/
Pathanahu6740/
Pethainou6731/
Pethainos6727/
Potona6720/
Photthana6715/
Petená6714/
Pitaña6712/
Pitona6711/
Petenò674/
Pitena674/
Pathanaay673/
Paathanna671/
Phetthane671/
Pathanaah671/
Pathannay671/
Patanã671/
Patanò671/
Patanó671/
Pestañass671/
Petangnou671/
Phadthana671/
Pettongna671/
Petonh671/
Pathannah671/
Petony670/

Petana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petana in the Oriya language
େପତନାepatana-
Petana in the Marathi language
पेटनाpetana-

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Footnotes

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