Petlele Surname

225,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,801 people bear this surname

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

Petlele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petlele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,7871:30,3183,904
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Petlele (11) may also be a first name.

Petlele Last Name Facts

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

Petlele occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Petlele click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petlele? popularity and diffusion

It is the 225,618th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,046,389 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Petlele reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Petlele is also the 3,487,849th most frequent forename internationally, held by 11 people.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,787 people, or 1 in 30,318. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 59 percent live, Gauteng, where 35 percent live and Limpopo, where 2 percent live. Barring South Africa it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Petlele Last Name Statistics demography

Petlele earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.11% less than the national average, earning R 230,244 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelele921,277/
Pitlele86228/
Patlele8655/
Petlela866/
Petlely864/
Phelele862/
Petlale861/
Pelel836/
Pelela77586/
Peleli7745/
Pilele7724/
Peliel776/
Pelael772/
Pelgel772/
Peelel772/
Pleley770/
Phatlhele751/
Plel738/
Pelella711,159/
Phelela7148/
Pelelis7122/
Pelicel7114/
Pheleli719/
Patlole718/
Pitlela712/
Pelleli712/
Pitlely711/
Pelelia711/
Pillele711/
Pelilee711/
Pleli67275/
Plell6747/
Pilel6741/
Pheelela673/
Phehleli673/
Pelissel673/
Phitlela672/
Plejl671/
Phileler671/
Pilesley671/
Pitlelli671/
Phelleel671/
Pattleli671/
Pithlela671/
Peliscel671/
Pylel670/
Peaslely670/

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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 Petlele
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