Petroleum Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Petroleum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Petroleum (71) may also be a first name.
Petroleum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petroleum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Petroleum (Russian: Петролеум) is more commonly found in The United Arab Emirates than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Petroleum.
How Common Is The Last Name Petroleum? popularity and diffusion
The surname Petroleum is the 5,812,366th most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Petroleum are found; 82 percent are found in West Asia and 82 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Petroleum is also the 1,152,838th most widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 71 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The United Arab Emirates, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,018,030. Aside from The United Arab Emirates this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 9 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petrolum | 94 | 4 | / |
| Petrolium | 89 | 11 | / |
| Petroelum | 89 | 1 | / |
| Petroluem | 89 | 1 | / |
| Petroloum | 89 | 1 | / |
| Petroliume | 84 | 1 | / |
| Perolium | 82 | 2 | / |
| Petrolim | 82 | 2 | / |
| Petroliam | 78 | 1 | / |
| Petrollym | 78 | 1 | / |
| Patrolym | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phetralom | 67 | 69 | / |
| Phetralam | 67 | 68 | / |
| Phetralim | 67 | 14 | / |
| Perolaine | 67 | 2 | / |
| Perolayne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pietrolon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phetraliam | 63 | 254 | / |
| Petralienė | 63 | 1 | / |
| Petralushyn | 60 | 1 | / |
| Peyrolon | 59 | 29 | / |
| Peyrolón | 59 | 3 | / |
| Perollon | 59 | 2 | / |
| Petrolohynova | 55 | 4 | / |
Petroleum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Petroleum in the Russian language | ||
| Петролеум | petroleum | - |
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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 Petroleum
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