Pethuel Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Pethuel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pethuel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Pethuel (101) may also be a first name.

Pethuel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pethuel is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Pethuel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pethuel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,427,875th most common family name on earth, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Pethuel reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 940,641st most frequently used first name on earth, held by 101 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Pethuel is primarily found in: Gombe, where 94 percent are found and Adamawa, where 6 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 5 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pethel92632/
Petuel92154/
Pethtel86736/
Pathuel8654/
Paethel862/
Pethyel861/
Petheel861/
Pethiel860/
Pethell860/
Petel833,580/
Petahouele821/
Pestel772,953/
Petell77357/
Patuel77336/
Pathel77253/
Peteul77104/
Peitel7787/
Paetel7774/
Pothel7766/
Peytel7762/
Petiel7758/
Pettel7735/
Poetel7732/
Peteil7719/
Peteal7718/
Péthel7711/
Peatel775/
Pehtel775/
Peduel772/
Päthel772/
Petwel771/
Phetel771/
Pietel771/
Petyel770/
Peuwel770/
Petl7329/
Pestell711,183/
Peteuil71526/
Pesteil71274/
Pechtel71266/
Petault7131/
Pettell7122/
Paithel716/
Petwell715/
Patthel712/
Pathtel711/
Patheel711/
Pathael711/
Poetael711/
Pettoel711/
Pfeutel710/
Peuwell710/
Petielh710/
Petteel710/
Peatell710/
Pestelt710/
Pothell710/
Patel674,847,640/
Pytel6713,702/
Potel674,174/
Pitel673,065/
Petil671,081/
Peitl67588/
Petelova67161/
Pestl67104/
Peuteuil6760/
Peutl6745/
Petelová6729/
Pétel6726/
Pätel6722/
Peetl6722/
Paetl6716/
Petyl6711/
Pebel675/
Phetl674/
Pettl673/
Pechwell671/
Peatl671/
Pathl671/
Peachtel671/
Peebl671/
Pechtell671/
Pietl671/
Pewel671/
Pfeistel671/
Pejtl671/
Pfesteal670/
Patthell670/
Patehell670/

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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 Pethuel
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