Petela Surname

277,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Petela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7601:71,2868,885
Poland3631:104,70715,900
United States1261:2,876,658169,773
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
England231:2,422,52489,093
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
India151:51,137,692512,385
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Petela (96) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pettela92422/
Petelat9252/
Petelia9250/
Phetela9245/
Petelaz927/
Pethela923/
Petelea922/
Petaela921/
Peteela921/
Poetela921/
Petelas921/
Petelau921/
Phethela86140/
Poetelea8665/
Pettelat8654/
Petelaud8626/
Pestelia864/
Pethelaz862/
Peteliat861/
Petheela861/
Pettelaz861/
Patela8324,856/
Petelo832,006/
Petala83702/
Peteli83368/
Potela83303/
Pitela83191/
Pytela83136/
Petele83132/
Petila8345/
Petelj8318/
Petola8315/
Petely831/
Pphethela801/
Patelai7716,712/
Patelau772,649/
Peetala772,157/
Phatela771,209/
Pietila771,167/
Pattela77855/
Patelah77660/
Patelia77538/
Patelay77533/
Pathela77395/
Pittela77394/
Petelet77359/
Petteli77310/
Petelot77275/
Pottela77222/
Pettala77210/
Petalla77168/
Pietola77130/
Peteler77115/
Pettola77115/
Peteleu77111/
Paatela7768/
Petalia7763/
Pesteli7762/
Petilas7762/
Pethala7759/
Pitiela7757/
Pettele7754/
Petolai7743/
Petelos7740/
Petolea7739/
Pedtala7739/
Petelis7739/
Pestelj7736/
Patelea7735/
Pateela7734/
Pietala7730/
Petolla7725/
Pothela7724/
Pateila7723/
Pettila7723/
Peteley7722/
Pahtela7721/
Peitola7719/
Pithela7719/
Petilau7717/
Petelio7713/
Pethely7712/
Phetola7710/
Paetala779/
Paitela777/
Petelei777/
Pistela776/
Phitela776/
Patiela775/
Pestely774/
Phetelo774/
Poteela773/
Peteliy773/
Patelaa773/
Petiele773/
Peitila772/
Petilia772/
Pitelas772/
Peşteli772/
Petalah772/
Peatala771/
Peetila771/
Piteela771/
Piteyla771/
Pettely771/
Peteles771/
Petelie771/
Petelij771/
Petolia771/
Pestele771/
Petalai771/
Potelea771/
Potelia771/
Phetele771/
Photela771/
Petilha771/
Petiola770/
Peatila770/
Petessilla750/
Pateilay719,993/
Patelaai718,481/
Phathela711,020/
Pestelos71199/
Pathella71127/
Phetheli71110/
Phothela7171/
Pettelot7155/
Petitlas7150/
Pistelas7148/
Poitelea7146/
Pettalia7131/
Phithela7128/
Peetalla7127/
Peittola7126/
Patteela7121/
Patelahu7114/
Pethalla719/
Petoilay717/
Peshteli716/
Peetolla715/
Peettala715/
Pedthala714/
Pitthela713/
Patthela713/
Pattiela713/
Patelaah713/
Pettalla712/
Pettelio712/
Peșteleu712/
Pattelaa711/
Peathala711/
Peetalha711/
Pietilia711/
Pithaela711/
Pittaela711/
Pittiela711/
Pestilha711/
Pateliah711/
Pateilaa711/
Patelaaj711/
Patelaha711/
Pettilia711/
Peteloud711/
Peiteler711/
Pesteleh711/
Petallia711/
Phethelo711/
Pataelah711/
Petteler710/
Patala6718,565/
Pitala672,686/
Petilo671,765/
Potala671,721/
Patola671,572/
Patila671,329/
Patelo67448/
Potila67377/
Potelo67305/
Piteli67210/
Pitila67129/
Potola6780/
Pytyla6779/
Petile6773/
Petalo6758/
Pitola6741/
Petili6725/
Petolo6723/
Pitelo6721/
Petälä6717/
Petylo6714/
Petteloot6713/
Pityla6713/
Pitely6712/
Peethalla678/
Peteleová674/
Pheethala673/
Peetholla673/
Pitele673/
Petilj672/
Potyla672/
Pottealla671/
Pathellaa671/
Patthella671/
Phateulla671/
Pettallia671/
Patelaajh671/
Patelahai671/
Patelahei671/
Petaillat671/
Pytala671/
Phethalay671/

Petela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petela in the Bengali language
পেতেলাpetela-
Petela in the Oriya language
େପେଟଲାepetala-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petela
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