Petemou Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Caledonia
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Petemou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petemou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397

Petemou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petemou is found in New Caledonia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petemou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Petemou reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in New Caledonia.

Petemou is most frequently used in New Caledonia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 69,056. Without taking into account New Caledonia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent live and France, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pettemu867/
Petemoya80150/
Petemoyo802/
Petema773,604/
Pitemu77169/
Pitemo7728/
Patemo7727/
Petomu7714/
Petimo775/
Petamo772/
Patemu772/
Petamu771/
Pathemu7140/
Pattemu7126/
Pitamou712/
Patomou711/
Petamoi711/
Pehtema711/
Pettema711/
Petemat711/
Pataemu711/
Potiemo711/
Petemath6710/
Petimoya676/
Petitmot676/
Patteamu674/
Pateemoh671/
Peitimos671/
Pehetema671/
Petomoya671/

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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
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  • 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 Petemou
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