Peteni Surname

332,755th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Peteni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peteni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0511:51,5496,534
Kosovo181:103,4375,529
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Zambia91:1,761,10232,119
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Peteni (93) may also be a first name.

Peteni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peteni has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peteni? popularity and diffusion

It is the 332,755th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,559,447 people. The surname Peteni occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Peteni reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Peteni is also the 986,211th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 93 people.

This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,051 people, or 1 in 51,549. In South Africa Peteni is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 69 percent reside, Western Cape, where 13 percent reside and Gauteng, where 10 percent reside. Beside South Africa Peteni is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Kosovo, where 2 percent reside and Argentina, where 1 percent reside.

Peteni Last Name Statistics demography

Peteni earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.13% less than the national average, earning R 206,448 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petenio92151/
Petteni92115/
Petenyi9224/
Pheteni9218/
Peteniz922/
Petenis921/
Pestenis864/
Pettenio862/
Pettenyi861/
Peštenis861/
Peteinis861/
Petini83797/
Petena83232/
Piteni8364/
Petene8331/
Petená8314/
Peteny831/
Pettini771,818/
Pettene77526/
Pettena77463/
Petényi77429/
Petinis77141/
Pitenis7760/
Piteani7753/
Petioni7743/
Petingi7742/
Petenes7736/
Petener7728/
Petteny7714/
Petenaj7714/
Petinio7710/
Pettená778/
Pethena775/
Petenge772/
Petynis772/
Petinoi771/
Peatini771/
Pitenio771/
Phiteni771/
Pethene771/
Peatena771/
Petiene771/
Peeteny770/
Pettener71171/
Pettényi719/
Peteaneh718/
Pitheeni713/
Phethene713/
Phitheni712/
Peutheny711/
Pethesné711/
Pestinis711/
Pestényi711/
Petine67136/
Pitini6789/
Petiny6711/
Peteigney675/
Pitena674/
Pethetnee672/
Pettinich672/
Petiña671/
Pitene671/

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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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  • 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 Peteni
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