Petena Surname
Approximately 232 people bear this surname
Petena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 172 | 1:1,244,618 | 42,789 |
| Italy | 38 | 1:1,609,387 | 83,030 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
Petena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Petena in the Russian language | ||
| Петена | petena | - |
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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 Petena
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