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
The last name Petroleum (Russian: Петролеум) is carried by more people in The United Arab Emirates than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Petroleum.
How Common Is The Last Name Petroleum? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,812,366th most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Petroleum occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Petroleum are found; 82 percent are found in West Asia and 82 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,152,838th most widely held first name in the world, held by 71 people.
The surname is most widespread in The United Arab Emirates, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,018,030. Apart from The United Arab Emirates Petroleum occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 9 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.
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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