Petema Surname
Approximately 3,604 people bear this surname
Petema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 2,617 | 1:7,375 | 738 |
| Togo | 945 | 1:7,670 | 1,744 |
| Cameroon | 33 | 1:629,366 | 47,277 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Petema (1,492) may also be a first name.
Petema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Petema is carried by more people in Syria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Petema click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petema? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 126,167th most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,022,072 people. Petema is primarily found in Asia, where 73 percent of Petema reside; 73 percent reside in West Asia and 73 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 201,335th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,492 people.
The last name is most widely held in Syria, where it is held by 2,617 people, or 1 in 7,375. In Syria Petema is most frequent in: Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Syria it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 26 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pehtema | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pettema | 92 | 1 | / |
| Petemat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Petemath | 86 | 10 | / |
| Pehetema | 86 | 1 | / |
| Patema | 83 | 144 | / |
| Petima | 83 | 115 | / |
| Potema | 83 | 43 | / |
| Petama | 83 | 15 | / |
| Peteme | 83 | 3 | / |
| Petemi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Phatema | 77 | 183 | / |
| Patemah | 77 | 111 | / |
| Petioma | 77 | 66 | / |
| Pateema | 77 | 59 | / |
| Petimah | 77 | 49 | / |
| Petesme | 77 | 13 | / |
| Patemma | 77 | 12 | / |
| Petitma | 77 | 12 | / |
| Petamma | 77 | 11 | / |
| Pattema | 77 | 8 | / |
| Petemou | 77 | 6 | / |
| Petesmi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Potemma | 77 | 5 | / |
| Pathema | 77 | 5 | / |
| Potiema | 77 | 4 | / |
| Paetama | 77 | 3 | / |
| Petamah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Petimat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Poteuma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Poetima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pettima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pethima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Petemio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pitemga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pitemas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pitaema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pistemaa | 71 | 118 | / |
| Pottemma | 71 | 99 | / |
| Pathemma | 71 | 12 | / |
| Petimath | 71 | 10 | / |
| Pattemma | 71 | 8 | / |
| Pestemer | 71 | 6 | / |
| Petitmat | 71 | 6 | / |
| Pethamma | 71 | 5 | / |
| Phateema | 71 | 5 | / |
| Patheema | 71 | 4 | / |
| Petitmay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Phethama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Patteema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phathema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pettamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paateema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paatemma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paetamai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Patima | 67 | 3,225 | / |
| Patama | 67 | 1,683 | / |
| Potoma | 67 | 284 | / |
| Pitima | 67 | 169 | / |
| Petime | 67 | 166 | / |
| Pitama | 67 | 114 | / |
| Patoma | 67 | 66 | / |
| Potama | 67 | 44 | / |
| Potima | 67 | 42 | / |
| Pitemo | 67 | 28 | / |
| Patemo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Pitoma | 67 | 6 | / |
| Petimo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Paethamai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Petimi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phatheema | 67 | 3 | / |
| Petamo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bpathemma | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Petema
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