Petlu Surname

285,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Petlu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petlu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,3301:576,74128,107
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Petlu (33) may also be a first name.

Petlu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petlu is found most frequently in India. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petlu? popularity and diffusion

Petlu is the 285,960th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,422,281 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Petlu reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Petlu is also the 1,807,719th most prevalent given name in the world. It is borne by 33 people.

The surname Petlu is most widely held in India, where it is held by 1,330 people, or 1 in 576,741. In India Petlu is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 99 percent reside, Telangana, where 1 percent reside and Pondicherry, where 0 percent reside. Beside India this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pettlu9177/
Phetlu9148/
Peetlu9136/
Peatlu9132/
Petluš9126/
Petlus9115/
Petllu914/
Petluu911/
Pelu893,451/
Phetlhu83933/
Petluch839/
Phethlu834/
Petleus831/
Pehlu803,107/
Peleu80424/
Pelou80346/
Pelus80329/
Peliu80122/
Pelut8094/
Pelud8085/
Phelu8077/
Pelux8070/
Pitlu8064/
Pelau8046/
Peslu8039/
Potlu8038/
Patlu8032/
Peelu8029/
Pielu8024/
Peluz8017/
Peluh8011/
Peluu805/
Peilu803/
Pealu802/
Peylu801/
Pelui801/
Petlusch774/
Peloux73971/
Pheleu73675/
Peleus73671/
Pelous73487/
Pelaud73239/
Phelut73202/
Peluch7374/
Peuleu7368/
Pielou7349/
Pelius7341/
Peluha7333/
Peliau7316/
Phelus7315/
Pieleu7313/
Pelhou7311/
Pelhus736/
Pelhui736/
Pittlu735/
Potllu734/
Potlui733/
Pelaus733/
Phehlu733/
Peluit732/
Pelyau732/
Pathlu731/
Phatlu731/
Pottlu731/
Peiliu731/
Pelauz731/
Peliuh731/
Petloe731/
Patlau731/
Patliu731/
Pelaux731/
Pytliu731/
Pelutt731/
Peaslu730/
Pealau730/
Petlhoush719/
Petillaut711/
Pilu67894/
Phetlho67481/
Pielhau67245/
Pelouch67107/
Pesleux6743/
Petillault6729/
Pelusch6726/
Patellu6719/
Pesloux678/
Pylu677/
Potellu674/
Pitellu674/
Peló673/
Pelù673/
Pheileu672/
Pelyuha672/
Pelauch671/
Pelyuch671/
Pittlus671/
Peulouh671/
Phelius671/
Pheloup671/
Pelauds671/
Phelleu671/
Pjlu671/
Pelhaus670/

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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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  • 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petlu
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