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

The last name Petlele occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Petlele.

How Common Is The Last Name Petlele? popularity and diffusion

The last name Petlele is the 225,618th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,046,389 people. The last name Petlele occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Petlele reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 11 people.

Petlele is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,787 people, or 1 in 30,318. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: North West, where 59 percent live, Gauteng, where 35 percent live and Limpopo, where 2 percent live. Outside of South Africa it is found 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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