Petema Surname

126,167th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Petema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria2,6171:7,375738
Togo9451:7,6701,744
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pehtema921/
Pettema921/
Petemat921/
Petemath8610/
Pehetema861/
Patema83144/
Petima83115/
Potema8343/
Petama8315/
Peteme833/
Petemi832/
Phatema77183/
Patemah77111/
Petioma7766/
Pateema7759/
Petimah7749/
Petesme7713/
Patemma7712/
Petitma7712/
Petamma7711/
Pattema778/
Petemou776/
Petesmi775/
Potemma775/
Pathema775/
Potiema774/
Paetama773/
Petamah772/
Petimat772/
Poteuma771/
Poetima771/
Pettima771/
Pethima771/
Petemio771/
Pitemga771/
Pitemas771/
Pitaema771/
Pistemaa71118/
Pottemma7199/
Pathemma7112/
Petimath7110/
Pattemma718/
Pestemer716/
Petitmat716/
Pethamma715/
Phateema715/
Patheema714/
Petitmay713/
Phethama711/
Patteema711/
Phathema711/
Pettamma711/
Paateema711/
Paatemma711/
Paetamai711/
Patima673,225/
Patama671,683/
Potoma67284/
Pitima67169/
Petime67166/
Pitama67114/
Patoma6766/
Potama6744/
Potima6742/
Pitemo6728/
Patemo6727/
Pitoma676/
Petimo675/
Paethamai674/
Petimi674/
Phatheema673/
Petamo672/
Bpathemma671/

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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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