Petoro Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Botswana

Petoro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petoro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Petoro (77) may also be a first name.

Petoro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petoro is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petoro? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,918,812th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The last name Petoro occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Petoro live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,100,117th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 77 people.

Petoro is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 226,492. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 50 percent live, Morobe, where 31 percent live and Bougainville, where 19 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 36 percent live and Botswana, where 23 percent live.

Petoro Last Name Statistics demography

Petoro earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.75% less than the national average, earning R 57,636 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pethoro92176/
Petoros921/
Peatoro920/
Petero831,125/
Pitoro83256/
Patoro83140/
Peturo83118/
Petaro8346/
Petora8331/
Potoro8319/
Peytourot801/
Petaros77131/
Peteroy7781/
Pithoro7741/
Pitorro7738/
Pathoro7719/
Pietaro7716/
Peturos7710/
Peturro777/
Petaroš777/
Peteroo774/
Peturoo774/
Pistoro773/
Patorro773/
Pitoros772/
Patoroy771/
Petoura771/
Pesturo771/
Petarot771/
Pethuro771/
Pethero770/
Pattoro770/
Pettaros713/
Pethuroo711/
Pettorra711/
Patourou711/
Petharos711/
Patora671,525/
Pitaro671,252/
Petera671,242/
Pataro671,143/
Pitero67819/
Patero67473/
Petura67127/
Potero6755/
Petara6746/
Potora6740/
Pytora6719/
Pyturo679/
Potaro677/
Peterâ674/
Pitora673/
Petouraud673/
Pituro672/
Pitourous672/
Petěra672/
Petoureau671/

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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 Petoro
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