Petara Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Petara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 1:617,530 | 46,943 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
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
Petara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Petara in the Bengali language | ||
| পেটরা | petara | - |
| Petara in the Hindi language | ||
| पेटारा | petara | 80 |
| पेतारा | petara | 20 |
| Petara in the Oriya language | ||
| େପଟରା | epatara | 75 |
| େପତରା | epatara | 16.67 |
| େପତାରା | epatara | 8.33 |
| Petara in the Marathi language | ||
| तारा | tara | 66.67 |
| पेटारा | petara | 33.33 |
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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 Petara
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