Petaya Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Petaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 24 | 1:356,568 | 29,419 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Petaya (42) may also be a first name.
Petaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Petaya (Marathi: पेटया) occurs in Israel more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Petaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Petaya? popularity and diffusion
Petaya is the 3,432,070th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. Petaya is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Petaya live; 73 percent live in West Asia and 73 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 1,566,439th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 42 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Israel, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 356,568. In Israel it is most frequent in: Judea and Samaria Area, where 46 percent live, Tel Aviv District, where 33 percent live and Jerusalem District, where 21 percent live. Beside Israel Petaya is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent live and Namibia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Petaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Petaya in the Marathi language | ||
| पेटया | petaya | 98.04 |
| पेटाया | petaya | 1.96 |
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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 Petaya
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