Peternela Surname
Approximately 145 people bear this surname
Peternela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 117 | 1:1,829,695 | 59,051 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
Peternela (64) may also be a first name.
Peternela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peternela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Peternela is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Peternela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,465,390th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. Peternela is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Peternela reside; 81 percent reside in South America and 81 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,223,525th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 64 people.
It is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 1,829,695. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 61 percent live, Paraná, where 34 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 4 percent live. Apart from Brazil this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pieternela | 95 | 2 | / |
| Peternelj | 89 | 1,029 | / |
| Petarnela | 89 | 35 | / |
| Peterneli | 89 | 24 | / |
| Petornela | 89 | 5 | / |
| Peternely | 89 | 3 | / |
| Peternele | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pitarnela | 78 | 1 | / |
| Petornilha | 74 | 1 | / |
| Paternollo | 63 | 9 | / |
| Petornilho | 63 | 1 | / |
| Patornilo | 56 | 4 | / |
| Patornilho | 53 | 28 | / |
| Patornilio | 53 | 6 | / |
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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 Peternela
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