Petela Surname
Approximately 1,397 people bear this surname
Petela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 760 | 1:71,286 | 8,885 |
| Poland | 363 | 1:104,707 | 15,900 |
| United States | 126 | 1:2,876,658 | 169,773 |
| Argentina | 41 | 1:1,042,522 | 64,438 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Petela (96) may also be a first name.
Petela Demographics
Average Petela Salary in
United States
$51,906 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Petela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Petela (Bengali: পেতেলা, Oriya: େପେଟଲା) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 277,333rd most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,216,568 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Petela reside; 55 percent reside in Southern Africa and 55 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Petela is also the 968,397th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 96 people.
The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 760 people, or 1 in 71,286. In South Africa Petela is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 79 percent are found, Gauteng, where 11 percent are found and Western Cape, where 7 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.
Petela Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Petela are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68% registered with the political party.
The amount Petela earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 25.56% less than the national average, earning R 176,904 per year and in United States they earn 20.29% more than the national average, earning $51,906 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Petela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Petela in the Bengali language | ||
| পেতেলা | petela | - |
| Petela in the Oriya language | ||
| େପେଟଲା | epetala | - |
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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 Petela
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