Petlum Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Petlum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petlum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Petlum Last Name Facts

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

Petlum is found most frequently in Thailand. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petlum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,185,033rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. Petlum occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Petlum live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 97 percent live in Tai-Asia.

The surname is most widely held in Thailand, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 1,909,144. In Thailand Petlum is most frequent in: Udon Thani Province, where 81 percent live, Bangkok, where 11 percent live and Chiang Mai Province, where 3 percent live. Apart from Thailand it is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phetlum9216/
Petlhum921/
Pettlum921/
Pelum917/
Pelumm832/
Pelaum832/
Patlum831/
Pelhum831/
Peluum831/
Petlun831/
Pitlum831/
Peluim830/
Petlund7753/
Phetlom776/
Peelium771/
Petlung771/
Petlaun771/
Pelusme771/
Phellum771/
Phelium770/
Pelun73232/
Pelom7351/
Pilum733/
Phetloun711/
Phetliun711/
Peluchim711/
Phelusme711/
Pelung67338/
Pelaun6746/
Petlon6733/
Phetleung6732/
Peluun6713/
Pealun674/
Pelhun673/
Pealom673/
Phetlaung672/
Puilum671/
Piolum671/
Pitlom671/
Paylum671/
Pelune671/
Peilun671/
Phelom670/
Phelun670/

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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
  • 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 Petlum
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