Peterm Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Peterm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peterm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Peterm (36) may also be a first name.

Peterm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peterm (Marathi: पेटेमर्) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Peterm? popularity and diffusion

Peterm is the 6,360,413th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 44 percent of Peterm live; 33 percent live in South Asia and 33 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Peterm is also the 1,717,090th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 36 people.

Peterm is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Kerala, where 100 percent live. Besides India this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 22 percent live and South Africa, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Peterm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peterm in the Marathi language
पेटेमर्petemar-

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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 Peterm
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