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

Petaro (Marathi: पेटरो) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petaro? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,876,555th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name Petaro occurs mostly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Petaro are found; 74 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 74 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Petaro is also the 998,282nd most frequently used forename on earth It is held by 91 people.

It is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 239,815. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Hela, where 91 percent are found and Enga, where 9 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent are found and Italy, where 7 percent are found.

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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