Petenchi Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Petenchi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 9 | 1:2,230,874 | 54,437 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
The alternate forms: Pețenchi (4) are calculated separately.
Petenchi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petenchi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Petenchi is borne by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Pețenchi. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petenchi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,812,366th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Petenchi occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Petenchi are found; 82 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 82 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
It is most frequent in Romania, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,230,874. In Romania Petenchi is primarily concentrated in: Neamț County, where 44 percent reside, Arad County, where 11 percent reside and Bacău County, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Romania Petenchi occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 9 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pețenchi | 96 | 4 | / |
| Potenchi | 88 | 3 | / |
| Petenchea | 82 | 281 | / |
| Potenchei | 82 | 1 | / |
| Petenzi | 80 | 480 | / |
| Petence | 80 | 11 | / |
| Petensi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Petinci | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pettincchi | 78 | 2 | / |
| Phenchit | 75 | 138 | / |
| Phenchai | 75 | 39 | / |
| Petience | 75 | 30 | / |
| Peanchai | 75 | 3 | / |
| Phenchip | 75 | 3 | / |
| Petenkiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Petenkie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Petenshe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pitanchi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Petuence | 75 | 1 | / |
| Paitienchai | 74 | 1 | / |
| Petnji | 71 | 38 | / |
| Petnzi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Peanci | 71 | 5 | / |
| Pettincki | 71 | 4 | / |
| Peatience | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peşinci | 67 | 121 | / |
| Pesengi | 67 | 53 | / |
| Petingi | 67 | 42 | / |
| Pitensi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Pesency | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pechenchys | 67 | 4 | / |
| Petenge | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phatanchai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Petince | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pestnji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petnkio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petndji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petenka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petenza | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Petenchi
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