Petavs Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Petavs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 26 | 1:95,680 | 11,418 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
Petavs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petavs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Petavs occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Petavs.
How Common Is The Last Name Petavs? popularity and diffusion
Petavs is the 3,373,373rd most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Petavs is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Petavs live; 76 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 76 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 95,680. In Slovenia Petavs is most prevalent in: Central Slovenia, where 88 percent reside, Coastal-Karst, where 4 percent reside and Drava, where 4 percent reside. Other than Slovenia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Argentina, where 24 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petav | 91 | 2 | / |
| Pietav | 83 | 6 | / |
| Pestav | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pethav | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pestovs | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pettevs | 77 | 0 | / |
| Petov | 73 | 253 | / |
| Pitav | 73 | 205 | / |
| Petaw | 73 | 3 | / |
| Petab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Petaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pestov | 67 | 10,172 | / |
| Pithav | 67 | 5,953 | / |
| Petova | 67 | 508 | / |
| Pistav | 67 | 274 | / |
| Pitauv | 67 | 6 | / |
| Petuov | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pitaav | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pettab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pitovs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Petoov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pethab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peetov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pitaiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petgov | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Petavs
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