Petoi Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Petoi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 45 | 1:446,175 | 35,142 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
The alternate forms: Petői (17) are calculated separately.
Petoi (10) may also be a first name.
Petoi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petoi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Petoi is found in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Petői. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petoi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Petoi is the 2,372,517th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. Petoi is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Petoi reside; 69 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 69 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common given name at a global level, borne by 10 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 446,175. In Romania Petoi is most numerous in: Timiș County, where 91 percent reside and Călărași County, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Romania it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Petoi
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