Petar Surname

298,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Petar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8451:907,77039,320
Slovenia741:33,6176,581
Pakistan531:3,370,63925,973
Croatia481:88,09614,714
Austria351:243,29828,936
Malaysia331:893,76440,799
United States331:10,983,604436,696
England231:2,422,52489,093
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
North Macedonia131:161,65211,967
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Serbia81:893,11828,088
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Petar (195,188) may also be a first name.

Petar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petar (Hindi: पीटर, Marathi: पेटार, Oriya: ପିଟର, Russian: Петар) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petar? popularity and diffusion

Petar is the 298,939th most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 5,724,702 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Petar reside; 71 percent reside in South Asia and 66 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Petar is also the 5,368th most frequent first name globally, borne by 195,188 people.

The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 845 people, or 1 in 907,770. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 50 percent live, Gujarat, where 39 percent live and Manipur, where 3 percent live. Besides India this last name exists in 38 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 6 percent live and Pakistan, where 4 percent live.

Petar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Petar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Petar last name rose 206 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 256 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Petar Last Name Statistics demography

Petar earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.78% more than the national average, earning $64,195 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petare912,317/
Petard91446/
Peitar91352/
Peetar91250/
Pettar9125/
Pethar9123/
Pestar9120/
Petgar9113/
Petarz915/
Phetar912/
Pietar912/
Poetar912/
Petair912/
Peatar912/
Petart911/
Paetar911/
Petear910/
Peettar83330/
Pethare83176/
Pethard8374/
Peytard8340/
Pettard8317/
Petaare832/
Peestar831/
Petarre831/
Phetart831/
Patar8088,794/
Pitar806,749/
Potar80658/
Petor80112/
Pytar803/
Petarova771/
Pattar7330,908/
Pathar7311,095/
Pitard731,445/
Pittar731,357/
Paytar73512/
Phitar73252/
Phatar7399/
Pitart7394/
Pitare7375/
Potear7362/
Pestor7350/
Petour7348/
Paitar7341/
Pithar7336/
Photar7335/
Puitar7322/
Piştar7322/
Paatar7315/
Pistar7315/
Pietor7314/
Patair7314/
Pétard7314/
Pahtar7313/
Pothar7312/
Petore7311/
Pottar739/
Peteur739/
Peetor737/
Patarr737/
Pajtar733/
Pitaar733/
Pataar732/
Patear732/
Pitaur732/
Pohtar732/
Peator732/
Podtar731/
Pyotar731/
Pythar731/
Padtar731/
Phetor731/
Hpatar731/
Patajr731/
Petord731/
Pitarh731/
Potarh731/
Potaur731/
Pitarz731/
Pystar731/
Peutor731/
Peytor730/
Pettarova711/
Pittard673,328/
Patahar67587/
Peytour67287/
Pitahar67254/
Pestour67157/
Pithart67152/
Poitard6791/
Pothaar6761/
Pestoor6750/
Pithard6742/
Patthar6737/
Pechtor6729/
Pitarre6728/
Paithar6725/
Pistare6723/
Phattar6722/
Pishtar6721/
Pithare6720/
Pyshtar6714/
Pieteur6711/
Paitard6711/
Pajtarz6710/
Pistaur6710/
Pathaur679/
Paistar678/
Patahur678/
Pichtar675/
Pathair675/
Potthar674/
Pataair674/
Phittar673/
Pothhar673/
Pittare673/
Pihtare673/
Paataar672/
Phestor672/
Pethore672/
Petoure672/
Phithar672/
Pathhar671/
Pattaar671/
Pettord671/
Phadtar671/
Phaitar671/
Pithair671/
Pittasr671/
Paitare671/
Peastor671/
Pattarr671/
Pietorz671/
Peithor671/
Puitare671/
Pphatar671/
Phiotar671/
Pitthar671/
Phetord671/
Pestore671/
Pethord670/
Puitard670/
Pothaur670/
Pfistar670/
Paetorr670/
Pottear670/

Petar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petar in the Marathi language
पेटारpetara87.02
पेटरpetara7.7
पीटरpitara2.43
पेतरpetara1.28
पॅटरpetara0.14
पेतेरpetera0.14
Petar in the Hindi language
पीटरpitara61.11
पेटरpetara16.67
पेटराpetara11.11
पिटरpitara5.56
एपीटरepitara5.56
Petar in the Oriya language
ପିଟରpitara42.31
ପିଟାରpitara38.46
େପଟରepatara7.69
ଫିଟାରphitara3.85
େପତରepatara3.85
େପଟାରepatara3.85
Petar in the Russian language
Петарpetar-

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