Petem Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Petem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 21 | 1:492,172 | 32,947 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Turkey | 15 | 1:5,188,095 | 110,069 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Petem (46) may also be a first name.
Petem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Petem (Marathi: पेटेम) occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petem? popularity and diffusion
Petem is the 2,414,640th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name Petem is mostly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Petem live; 38 percent live in West Africa and 35 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Petem is also the 1,484,914th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 46 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 492,172. In Benin Petem is mostly concentrated in: Donga Department, where 90 percent are found, Borgou Department, where 5 percent are found and Zou Department, where 5 percent are found. Beside Benin this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 30 percent are found and Turkey, where 24 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Petem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Petem in the Marathi language | ||
| पेटेम | petema | 66.67 |
| पॅटेम | petema | 33.33 |
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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 Petem
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