Petelen Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Petelen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Petelén (1) are calculated separately.
Petelen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petelen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Petelen (Russian: Петелен) occurs in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Petelén. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Petelen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,882,373rd most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Petelen live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.
This surname is most frequently held in Hungary, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 755,098. In Hungary Petelen is primarily found in: Budapest, where 92 percent are found and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Hungary this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 31 percent are found and Russia, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petelén | 95 | 1 | / |
| Petelenk | 93 | 7 | / |
| Petlen | 92 | 0 | / |
| Petelienė | 88 | 2 | / |
| Petelin | 86 | 4,565 | / |
| Petelyn | 86 | 208 | / |
| Pitelen | 86 | 87 | / |
| Petelenová | 82 | 4 | / |
| Petelina | 80 | 3,922 | / |
| Petelyna | 80 | 243 | / |
| Pettelin | 80 | 2 | / |
| Petilien | 80 | 2 | / |
| Petelyon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pestilenc | 75 | 15 | / |
| Potelienė | 75 | 3 | / |
| Pestylenc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Patelin | 71 | 737 | / |
| Pitelin | 71 | 288 | / |
| Patalen | 71 | 182 | / |
| Patolen | 71 | 45 | / |
| Pytelyn | 71 | 25 | / |
| Petelim | 71 | 15 | / |
| Petolin | 71 | 8 | / |
| Pitalen | 71 | 6 | / |
| Potolen | 71 | 5 | / |
| Petalin | 71 | 5 | / |
| Potelin | 71 | 3 | / |
| Petilin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Petylyn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Patilen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pitelina | 67 | 256 | / |
| Pytelyna | 67 | 22 | / |
| Petilion | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petilina | 67 | 1 | / |
Petelen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Petelen in the Russian language | ||
| Петелен | petelen | - |
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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 Petelen
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