Petato Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

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

Petato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea901:90,59712,060
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Petato (34) may also be a first name.

Petato Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petato is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Petato click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petato? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,710,039th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 79 percent of Petato are found; 79 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 79 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Petato is also the 1,775,424th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 34 people.

The last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 90,597. In Papua New Guinea Petato is mostly found in: Enga, where 88 percent reside, East Sepik, where 7 percent reside and Morobe, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pethato921/
Petaisto8621/
Petahato861/
Petoto8314/
Petata832/
Pitato831/
Petachtos802/
Petachtou801/
Petotot773/
Pitatoa771/
Pithatho7138/
Pithatod714/
Petostos711/
Pethatha711/
Pitata6717/
Paithatho671/
Piethaita671/
Pytata671/
Pitatha6252/
Pethota6212/
Pitatap624/
Peteita621/
Paitata621/
Peitoto621/
Peteytas5797/
Pithatha5710/
Pittatha571/
Pistachta5340/
Pitota505/
Pitoto502/

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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 Petato
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