Petara Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Petara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
India181:42,614,743461,117
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Petara (223) may also be a first name.

Petara Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petara (Bengali: পেটরা, Hindi: पेटारा, Marathi: तारा, Oriya: େପଟରା) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petara? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,876,555th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname Petara is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Petara are found; 54 percent are found in Southern Africa and 54 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 603,623rd most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 223 people.

The surname Petara is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 617,530. In Zimbabwe Petara is most numerous in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 64 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 36 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 39 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petarra92343/
Petarai9215/
Peetara9211/
Poetara9211/
Paetara929/
Petaraj923/
Pestara922/
Petaera922/
Pettara921/
Petaray921/
Pethara921/
Petarat921/
Petarga921/
Phetara921/
Petaira921/
Piethara8612/
Pettaras869/
Petharaj862/
Petharat862/
Petaurai862/
Petharay861/
Hpaetara861/
Phetaira861/
Phetarat861/
Patara834,381/
Petare832,317/
Petera831,242/
Petari83154/
Pitara83118/
Potara8352/
Petaro8346/
Petora8331/
Petary8321/
Petěra832/
Pytara831/
Peištaras802/
Peistaras801/
Pataray771,925/
Paitara77431/
Pitarra77300/
Pistara77258/
Pathara77246/
Pattara77234/
Peteira77230/
Petarge77212/
Patarai77204/
Pethare77176/
Pietera77172/
Pittara77169/
Pettera77157/
Petaros77131/
Pethari77110/
Pitaraj77102/
Patarra7784/
Pietari7754/
Patarau7747/
Pitaras7743/
Petario7729/
Pestari7726/
Peatari7724/
Pothara7722/
Paatara7720/
Poetera7719/
Petargi7716/
Pietaro7716/
Pithara7714/
Pettari7713/
Pythara7712/
Pitarea7712/
Peterra7711/
Petaroš777/
Petaris775/
Phatara774/
Patarah774/
Pataera774/
Pataira773/
Pataara773/
Phitara773/
Peetari772/
Petaare772/
Pitarat772/
Pataraa771/
Pataura771/
Petaari771/
Petarei771/
Petarot771/
Peterai771/
Pethary771/
Pitaroa771/
Peteyra771/
Petoura771/
Peteura771/
Petargo771/
Petarie771/
Petarre771/
Pitaera771/
Pitarad771/
Pitarai771/
Pitaray771/
Potarai771/
Potaray771/
Phetari771/
Patarea771/
Petarey770/
Pittaras71429/
Patairay71193/
Paithara71118/
Patharay7158/
Photaray7158/
Pitharas7152/
Pistaras7144/
Poeteray7140/
Photaira7134/
Phothara7115/
Pishtara7115/
Pitharat7112/
Patharai7110/
Pithaura719/
Pethariy716/
Pittaraj716/
Pittarat716/
Pattaray715/
Pytharas715/
Phataray714/
Pataraai714/
Paitarai713/
Paathara713/
Petthari713/
Pottaraj713/
Pathaira713/
Pettaros713/
Phattara713/
Patharah712/
Petharos711/
Potaraaj711/
Pattarai711/
Pattarau711/
Phetariy711/
Pettahri711/
Phadtara711/
Phitaray711/
Paitaray711/
Paataara711/
Patara'a711/
Pettorra711/
Phitarau711/
Peittari711/
Pitairas711/
Pitarais711/
Pittaray711/
Poeterai711/
Phetairi711/
Patthara711/
Patera673,053/
Potera671,866/
Pitera671,577/
Patora671,525/
Pitaro671,252/
Pataro671,143/
Petero671,125/
Pitari67839/
Petoro6794/
Pitare6775/
Paitharai6767/
Potora6740/
Pathairay6720/
Pytora6719/
Pytera6716/
Pittarraj6713/
Petore6711/
Patharaai6710/
Phatthara678/
Potaro677/
Petori674/
Peterâ674/
Phatairay674/
Pitora673/
Pytari673/
Petouraud673/
Paththara673/
Potěra672/
Phattarai672/
Phitaraph671/
Petory671/
Photairay671/
Pitaarach671/
Pétéra671/
Phetourai671/

Petara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petara in the Bengali language
পেটরাpetara-
Petara in the Hindi language
पेटाराpetara80
पेताराpetara20
Petara in the Oriya language
େପଟରାepatara75
େପତରାepatara16.67
େପତାରାepatara8.33
Petara in the Marathi language
ताराtara66.67
पेटाराpetara33.33

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