Petau Surname

495,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 667 people bear this surname

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

Petau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea4761:17,1301,712
Germany1551:519,39043,831
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Petau (35) may also be a first name.

Petau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petau (Marathi: पेटंू) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petau? popularity and diffusion

Petau is the 495,028th most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 10,925,856 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 72 percent of Petau reside; 72 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 71 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,744,716th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 35 people.

Petau is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 476 people, or 1 in 17,130. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: East Sepik, where 61 percent are found, West New Britain, where 13 percent are found and Bougainville, where 10 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Petau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Petau are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Petau earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.88% less than the national average, earning $40,181 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paetau91192/
Pettau9181/
Petaut9152/
Petaux9149/
Petaud9145/
Peetau9125/
Petaus9112/
Pethau916/
Petayu916/
Pestau911/
Peytau911/
Peta8911,649/
Petu892,431/
Petteau8342/
Peytaud8341/
Petault8331/
Peteaux838/
Paethau833/
Peuteau831/
Peiteau831/
Phetaus830/
Petta807,262/
Peeta805,913/
Poeta803,410/
Pesta803,248/
Pieta801,211/
Petat80825/
Pheta80824/
Patau80570/
Pitau80527/
Petas80451/
Paeta80363/
Petga80350/
Petha80331/
Petou80241/
Potau80207/
Petea80201/
Petač80191/
Pejta80183/
Petai80175/
Peita80155/
Petay80141/
Pietu80138/
Petus80124/
Pethu80109/
Phetu8099/
Petaa8086/
Peteu8083/
Pettu8056/
Peata8054/
Pedta8047/
Pehta8046/
Petaj8042/
Petaś8037/
Pätau8033/
Petuh8028/
Petoa8028/
Petah8027/
Peitu8026/
Pezta8025/
Petae8019/
Petue8016/
Peetu8014/
Petux8014/
Peyta8013/
Petut8010/
Petuy8010/
Petap809/
Petad806/
Peuta806/
Petuz804/
Poetu802/
Petaz802/
Petuo802/
Peutu802/
Petuj802/
Paetu802/
Peatu801/
Pestu801/
Pötau801/
Peyteaud779/
Pesteaux771/
Pettus736,580/
Pettah732,709/
Pittau732,235/
Peetha731,541/
Pettas731,456/
Phetha731,385/
Pietta73929/
Petaia73742/
Pettay73646/
Pettai73533/
Pitaud73436/
Pechta73338/
Pethad73333/
Petiya73312/
Petach73297/
Peheta73242/
Phethu73238/
Peteja73215/
Petoud73212/
Petuya73204/
Petaja73179/
Petoux73128/
Poetai73128/
Pethai73111/
Peštaj73103/
Petija73101/
Poitau7398/
Petuch7397/
Petoia7391/
Peetaa7385/
Puitau7368/
Peshta7366/
Pitaut7357/
Petasz7356/
Petayi7355/
Peteya7353/
Peteux7353/
Petatz7346/
Peytou7341/
Petush7338/
Pethou7337/
Poetta7336/
Petaya7333/
Peztaa7331/
Pestaj7330/
Pestaa7327/
Petuha7327/
Phetap7323/
Peteut7322/
Paetha7319/
Petais7317/
Petawe7316/
Pestou7316/
Pettat7313/
Peteah7310/
Petays739/
Petout739/
Petoya739/
Peetou739/
Phetta739/
Pethas739/
Pettaa738/
Pattau737/
Pettha737/
Pestus737/
Pestat737/
Peteyu737/
Peetta736/
Pietay736/
Peasta735/
Peatta735/
Potaju735/
Pataju735/
Petuia735/
Peitas735/
Pethat735/
Peatha734/
Phoeta734/
Phatau734/
Peteus734/
Pietha734/
Pheeta734/
Pitaus733/
Pöthau733/
Pitaux733/
Pathau733/
Pettae733/
Potayu732/
Pitahu732/
Peethu732/
Pettue732/
Petash732/
Petatt732/
Phetai732/
Peteha732/
Petuhs732/
Pehtou732/
Peatai732/
Phetut732/
Pestas731/
Petait731/
Peatue731/
Peitta731/
Peutai731/
Petaeh731/
Petaha731/
Petaiy731/
Petaji731/
Peteas731/
Peteia731/
Pethea731/
Pethus731/
Paetai731/
Pettut731/
Pesteu731/
Paytau731/
Paetou731/
Paetta731/
Peştea731/
Petteu731/
Pettou731/
Petuhh731/
Petuis731/
Petuji731/
Petuye731/
Peutou731/
Peytai731/
Pethah731/
Petheu731/
Petous731/
Phetus731/
Pehtga731/
Peijta731/
Peitou731/
Pedtad731/
Pestha731/
Petajo731/
Pitauh731/
Poetou731/
Pétaud731/
Pettaz731/
Phetoa731/
Phetud731/
Pestea731/
Pettad731/
Pettap731/
Peutuo731/
Pethay731/
Pethut731/
Paethu731/
Peetae731/
Peetus731/
Paetea730/
Pettea730/
Pita67245,281/
Pata6742,063/
Pota679,727/
Potu676,878/
Peto676,608/
Pitu675,380/
Patu674,453/
Pitault671,003/
Photayu67872/
Pyta67757/
Phethai67514/
Pethoud67208/
Petasch67137/
Peytout67112/
Peschta6782/
Pethiya6761/
Pestaas6756/
Petthai6755/
Poiteau6751/
Peethaa6749/
Píta6740/
Pěta6738/
Petňuch6737/
Peetiya6734/
Peshtaz6726/
Phettae6725/
Phestus6721/
Poyteau6720/
Petaiah6717/
Peytoud6712/
Piteaux6710/
Phethap6710/
Pettiya679/
Peetaya678/
Phaetai678/
Pethaji677/
Petó676/
Pitaaju676/
Petthae676/
Petaiad676/
Piteaud675/
Peethai675/
Phettai675/
Phattau674/
Phaethu674/
Paethai674/
Phettut674/
Petouha673/
Peteyap673/
Péta673/
Pettaya672/
Petteus672/
Peththa672/
Peteyou672/
Phettah672/
Pestajo672/
Petayot672/
Phethat672/
Phettud672/
Peathaa671/
Peetaha671/
Peetush671/
Pytayus671/
Pheitha671/
Phestas671/
Phetiya671/
Pettaay671/
Pettasd671/
Pettath671/
Petthaa671/
Pgeetha671/
Peshtad671/
Pestaji671/
Petaggi671/
Petayat671/
Pethaiy671/
Pethaya671/
Pethuod671/
Pitayou671/
Pêta671/
Pesteux671/
Peztout671/
Pettayo671/
Petô671/
Petõ671/
Pietuha671/
Pietaya671/
Phataju671/
Phatayu671/
Pesztat671/
Petashs671/
Petasht671/
Petayap671/
D'Pesta671/
Phetach671/
Phetoud671/
Phetout671/
Phettha671/
Phetead671/
Phethuy671/
Peteiad671/
Petaied671/
Petyoya671/
Paehtha671/
Paetaya671/
Pedthai671/
Pechtat671/
Peathai671/
Pettahe670/
Pettatt670/
Pittaud670/
Peitoux670/
Peattus670/
Petioia670/
Piettea670/

Petau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petau in the Marathi language
पेटंूpetamu-

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