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 last name Petena (Russian: Петена) is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Petená or Petenà. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petena? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,070,546th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. The surname Petena occurs mostly 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 commonly occurring given name on earth, borne by 117 people.

The surname is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 1,244,618. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 94 percent are found, Paraná, where 3 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil Petena exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 16 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

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

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