Petaw Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Petaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Petaw (5) may also be a first name.

Petaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petaw is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Petaw.

How Common Is The Last Name Petaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Petaw live; 67 percent live in Southeast Asia and 67 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Petaw is also the 5,493,085th most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 5 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 50,619,112. In The Philippines Petaw is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Visayas, where 50 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 50 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Egypt, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petawe9116/
Phethaw831/
Pataw80402/
Petow8089/
Pitaw805/
Potaw802/
Petav802/
Petab801/
Petaf801/
Pathaw733,056/
Paetow731,479/
Petova73508/
Pestow7358/
Petavs7334/
Peatow7317/
Pettow7315/
Pitawe7310/
Pietav736/
Pettab732/
Peutow732/
Pittaw732/
Paitaw731/
Pethow731/
Pithaw731/
Pethab731/
Petgow731/
Patahw731/
Poetow731/
Pestav731/
Pethav731/
Peytow730/
Pietow730/
Pattaw730/
Phethab6714/
Pethabh677/
Pethova672/
Peatova672/
Paitawe671/
Petgova671/
Poettow670/

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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 Petaw
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