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 last name Petelo is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petelo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Petelo is the 206,569th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,632,874 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 48 percent of Petelo reside; 32 percent reside in Central Africa and 32 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Petelo is also the 163,422nd most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,116 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 636 people, or 1 in 116,163. Apart from The DR Congo Petelo exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 11 percent live and Zambia, where 10 percent live.

Petelo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Petelo has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Petelo surname declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Petelo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Petelo are 18.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.22% being registered to vote for the 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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