Petao Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Petao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador1501:106,0396,324
Colombia751:636,9887,733
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Petao (19) may also be a first name.

Petao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petao is more frequently found in Ecuador than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petao? popularity and diffusion

Petao is the 985,740th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 27,921,632 people. Petao is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Petao reside; 86 percent reside in South America and 57 percent reside in Andean South America. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 19 people.

Petao is most frequently occurring in Ecuador, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 106,039. In Ecuador it is most common in: Los Ríos Province, where 67 percent are found, Guayas Province, where 31 percent are found and Azuay Province, where 1 percent are found. Beside Ecuador Petao occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 29 percent are found and The Philippines, where 10 percent are found.

Petao Last Name Statistics demography

Petao earn significantly less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 31.54% less than the national average, earning $15,541,600 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pestao91142/
Pettao9132/
Phetao911/
Petaoh911/
Petaho911/
Petagio8312/
Phetaod831/
Pestaðo831/
Pitao802,041/
Patao801,077/
Petoa8028/
Potao8017/
Phethaeo771/
Pittao73177/
Petouo7386/
Paitao7383/
Petoho7334/
Pistao737/
Petuia735/
Pattao734/
Pataho734/
Pitaot733/
Pitaho732/
Petoua731/
Phatao731/
Pieteo731/
Phetoa731/
Pathao731/
Pitahot6729/
Pittaou6720/
Phuitao6714/
Paetoha679/
Petayya674/
Pitajho674/
Phetoha673/
Pitahou672/
Phetoho672/
Patahou672/
Peztoha671/
Pathaoo671/
Paattao671/
Peataua671/
Pittaos671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Petao
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