Petaro Surname

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

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Petaro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petaro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
India81:95,883,173728,828
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Petaro (91) may also be a first name.

Petaro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petaro (Marathi: पेटरो) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Petaro click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petaro? popularity and diffusion

The last name Petaro is the 2,876,555th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Petaro reside; 74 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 74 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 998,282nd most widely held first name globally It is held by 91 people.

The surname Petaro is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 239,815. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Hela, where 91 percent live and Enga, where 9 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea Petaro exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent live and Italy, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petaros92131/
Pietaro9216/
Petaroš927/
Petargo921/
Petarot921/
Pettaros863/
Petharos861/
Pitaro831,252/
Pataro831,143/
Petero831,125/
Petoro8394/
Petara8346/
Potaro837/
Pittaro771,371/
Pattaro77726/
Peteiro77625/
Petarra77343/
Pethoro77176/
Patarro77162/
Pitarro7792/
Peteroy7781/
Pitarod7773/
Pitaroh7714/
Patharo7711/
Poetara7711/
Peetara7711/
Paetara779/
Pitharo779/
Patauro778/
Peteroo774/
Paitaro773/
Pestara772/
Petaera772/
Pataroo772/
Pataroy772/
Pettara771/
Poitaro771/
Pethara771/
Phataro771/
Pitaroa771/
Petoros771/
Petarat771/
Petarga771/
Píttaro771/
Phetara771/
Petaira771/
Peatoro770/
Pethero770/
Patharoo7159/
Piethara7112/
Pettaras719/
Pattharo713/
Pittarro712/
Petharat712/
Patharoi711/
Hpaetara711/
Pataerou711/
Patarroy711/
Pattaroj711/
Phattaro711/
Phetarat711/
Pittaros711/
Phetaira711/
Patara674,381/
Petera671,242/
Pitero67819/
Patero67473/
Pitoro67256/
Patoro67140/
Pitara67118/
Potero6755/
Potara6752/
Patearroy6736/
Petora6731/
Potoro6719/
Peterâ674/
Phattharo673/
Petěra672/
Peištaras672/
Peistaras671/
Pytara671/
Pittaroth671/
Peytourot671/
Peiteiros671/

Petaro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petaro in the Marathi language
पेटरोpetaro-

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