Petena Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Petena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1721:1,244,61842,789
Italy381:1,609,38783,030
India91:85,229,487684,495
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Petená (14) & Petenà (4) are calculated separately.

Petena (117) may also be a first name.

Petena Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petena (Russian: Петена) is found most in Brazil. It may occur as a variant: Petená or Petenà. For other potential spellings of Petena click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petena? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,070,546th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. The surname Petena is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Petena are found; 74 percent are found in South America and 74 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 864,112th most common forename in the world, held by 117 people.

This surname is most widespread in Brazil, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 1,244,618. In Brazil it is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 94 percent reside, Paraná, where 3 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 1 percent reside. Other than Brazil it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 16 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petená9414/
Petenà944/
Pettena92463/
Petenaj9214/
Petenga9212/
Pethena925/
Pestena924/
Peatena921/
Petenat921/
Poetena921/
Petenau921/
Petengah8627/
Pettenat861/
Petina833,370/
Peteni831,111/
Patena83950/
Potena83393/
Petyna83369/
Petana83298/
Peteno83186/
Petene8331/
Petona8314/
Petenò834/
Pitena834/
Peteny831/
Pettenazz803/
Pestenacz801/
Pettina771,225/
Petteno77810/
Pettene77526/
Petinga77383/
Pestina77219/
Petenio77151/
Petteni77115/
Petanaj77105/
Pettenà7775/
Pettenò7764/
Pitenga7760/
Pethana7743/
Petenes7736/
Peetana7735/
Peutina7729/
Petener7728/
Petanna7726/
Petenyi7724/
Poteena7718/
Petinas7718/
Pheteni7718/
Pattena7717/
Patenay7716/
Petteny7714/
Peteino7714/
Potenai7712/
Pathena7711/
Petigna7711/
Patiena7711/
Patenah7710/
Poitena7710/
Poetina779/
Paetana779/
Pothena778/
Pettená778/
Pestyna778/
Pateena775/
Petinah775/
Piteina774/
Pettenó774/
Pedtana773/
Petinay773/
Potenha773/
Pethina772/
Petinat772/
Petenge772/
Peteniz772/
Pietina772/
Pietyna772/
Phetana772/
Peutyna772/
Pottena771/
Peatina771/
Pesteno771/
Peteano771/
Pethene771/
Petiona771/
Piteena771/
Pateina771/
Petiene771/
Patenau771/
Petisna771/
Petitna771/
Petenis771/
Petanah771/
Poteina771/
Petinau771/
Peitana771/
Peeteny770/
Petignat71489/
Pettinga71410/
Pettinau71311/
Pettener71171/
Pathenay71160/
Peteinos71128/
Potehina71112/
Petinaud7190/
Pestaina7169/
Piteinga7149/
Pettiona7142/
Peteinou7130/
Peethana7111/
Petinaux718/
Peteaneh718/
Pestenis714/
Pethanay714/
Pestinha714/
Phethene713/
Pettenio712/
Petuhina711/
Poteneau711/
Peetaana711/
Peetanai711/
Peutheny711/
Pethanna711/
Pethesné711/
Peštenis711/
Pettenyi711/
Peteinis711/
Petengou711/
Phethana711/
Pytehyna711/
Pettinat711/
Pateneau710/
Patana673,733/
Patina672,490/
Pateña671,919/
Pitana671,737/
Potina67936/
Petini67797/
Patona67515/
Potana67424/
Petino67277/
Petine67136/
Pitina67117/
Pytina67112/
Petaño6769/
Piteni6764/
Petignaud6751/
Peteño6745/
Potona6720/
Potyna6718/
Pytyna6714/
Petiny6711/
Pitona6711/
Potehhina678/
Petaña676/
Peteigney675/
Pethetnee672/
Piteno671/
Pitene671/
Petiña671/
Pestenácz671/
Pétina671/
Peatthana671/

Petena Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petena in the Russian language
Петенаpetena-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petena
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