Petenel Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Petenel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petenel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Petenel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petenel occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Petenel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petenel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Petenel is the 6,063,924th most frequent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Petenel reside; 70 percent reside in South America and 70 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The surname Petenel is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 30,582,047. In Brazil Petenel is primarily found in: Paraná, where 43 percent live, São Paulo, where 43 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 14 percent live. Excluding Brazil this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 10 percent live and Italy, where 10 percent live.

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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
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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 Petenel
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