Petronas Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Petronas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 42 | 1:702,243 | 33,141 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
Petronas (89) may also be a first name.
Petronas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petronas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Petronas (Russian: Петронас) is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Petronas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Petronas is the 2,372,517th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Petronas are found; 78 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 71 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Petronas is also the 1,011,231st most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 89 people.
The last name Petronas is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 702,243. In Malaysia Petronas is mostly found in: Kuala Lumpur, where 43 percent reside, Malacca, where 19 percent reside and Selangor, where 19 percent reside. Not including Malaysia this surname is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and Vietnam, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Petronas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Petronas in the Russian language | ||
| Петронас | petronas | - |
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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 Petronas
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