Petir Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Petir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 84 | 1:1,574,395 | 104,585 |
| Croatia | 76 | 1:55,640 | 10,530 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
The alternate forms: Petíř (6) are calculated separately.
Petir (388) may also be a first name.
Petir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Petir (Marathi: पॅटीर, Russian: Петир) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Petíř. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petir? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,210,518th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 56 percent of Petir are found; 56 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 56 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 439,750th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 388 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 1,574,395. In Indonesia Petir is most numerous in: Lampung, where 48 percent live, Central Java, where 11 percent live and West Java, where 11 percent live. Apart from Indonesia it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 39 percent live and Malaysia, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Petir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Petir in the Marathi language | ||
| पॅटीर | petira | - |
| Petir in the Russian language | ||
| Петир | petir | - |
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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 Petir
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