Petelo Surname

206,569th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,006 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Tonga

Petelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6361:116,16312,690
Philippines2191:462,27556,092
Zambia2011:78,8556,716
Papua New Guinea1891:43,1415,280
Samoa1621:1,196373
United States1471:2,465,707151,024
Tonga1401:767219
South Africa1171:463,05738,677
New Zealand781:58,0559,120
American Samoa581:961124
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Guam81:20,0153,029
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Petelo (2,116) may also be a first name.

Petelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petelo is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Petelo.

How Common Is The Last Name Petelo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 206,569th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,632,874 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Petelo live; 32 percent live in Central Africa and 32 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Petelo is also the 163,422nd most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 2,116 people.

The surname Petelo is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 636 people, or 1 in 116,163. Beside The DR Congo Petelo occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 11 percent reside and Zambia, where 10 percent reside.

Petelo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Petelo has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Petelo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Petelo surname are 18.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.22% registered with the political party.

The amount Petelo earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 48.26% less than the national average, earning R 122,952 per year and in United States they earn 19.56% less than the national average, earning $34,710 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petelot92275/
Petelos9240/
Petelio9213/
Phetelo924/
Pestelos86199/
Pettelot8655/
Pettelio862/
Peteloud861/
Phethelo861/
Petilo831,765/
Petela831,397/
Patelo83448/
Potelo83305/
Petalo8358/
Petolo8323/
Pitelo8321/
Petylo8314/
Petteloot8013/
Petallo772,222/
Petalio77915/
Petilos77619/
Pettela77422/
Patelou77117/
Peteleu77111/
Phetolo7778/
Pestilo7761/
Petelat7752/
Petelia7750/
Phetela7745/
Pataelo7733/
Petilio7724/
Petilho7712/
Pitelos7712/
Petelaz777/
Paatelo774/
Patelyo773/
Pethela773/
Pistelo772/
Pateloo772/
Pettalo772/
Petiolo772/
Petaela771/
Peteela771/
Pittelo771/
Patielo771/
Poetela771/
Petelas771/
Petelau771/
Petollo771/
Petalou771/
Pitelou771/
Pételot771/
Phatelo771/
Pateloh771/
Pestilos71549/
Phethela71140/
Pettelat7154/
Pestilho7141/
Petelaud7126/
Petiglio7116/
Petallio7110/
Petoilho718/
Pataeloh716/
Patehloh715/
Pestelia714/
Pethelaz712/
Peșteleu712/
Phithelo712/
Phathelo712/
Pestilio712/
Peteliat711/
Petheela711/
Pottielo711/
Pettelaz711/
Petalllo711/
Pistelos711/
Pettilio711/
Patela6724,856/
Pitteloud671,161/
Petala67702/
Pitalo67589/
Potela67303/
Patolo67263/
Pitela67191/
Patalo67140/
Pytela67136/
Pitolo67100/
Pettiglio6780/
Potalo6761/
Petila6745/
Pitilo6737/
Patilo6730/
Pytylo6728/
Potylo6724/
Potolo6720/
Potilo6715/
Petola6715/
Pétalo672/
Patteillo671/
Patêlo671/
Pphethela671/
Pahtehloh671/
Patylo671/

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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 Petelo
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