Pettan Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Pettan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pettan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil851:2,518,52276,509
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
India121:63,922,115578,870
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Pettan (14) may also be a first name.

Pettan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pettan (Marathi: पेतान) is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pettan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,649,806th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name Pettan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Pettan live; 70 percent live in South America and 70 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name internationally, held by 14 people.

It is most widely held in Brazil, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 2,518,522. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Brazil Pettan exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 11 percent are found and India, where 10 percent are found.

Pettan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pettan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pettang92172/
Pettean9279/
Pettant922/
Peyttan921/
Phettan921/
Petan911,477/
Phettang862/
Petteang861/
Peththan861/
Pattan8310,644/
Petean831,878/
Petton83879/
Pethan83473/
Pettam83431/
Petang83402/
Petain83297/
Petane83242/
Paetan83128/
Pittan83113/
Peatan8388/
Pietan8352/
Petant8333/
Pestan8332/
Pottan8324/
Petaun835/
Peitan834/
Peetan833/
Phetan833/
Petanh832/
Poetan832/
Petann832/
Peytan831/
Pedtan831/
Pejtan831/
Petgan831/
Peutan830/
Phetthang802/
Phetthane801/
Pestean77493/
Pettong77368/
Pitthan77350/
Phetane77305/
Pittane77158/
Phattan77123/
Patthan77102/
Pietton7791/
Pattaan7787/
Petasne7785/
Pethane7762/
Phethan7759/
Pietain7759/
Peştean7757/
Peștean7750/
Pittang7746/
Pattain7738/
Pattann7734/
Piethan7727/
Pethain7717/
Pethahn7717/
Peethan7716/
Pettone7714/
Phetang7713/
Paattan7712/
Peetane777/
Petasen777/
Phestan775/
Pottain775/
Phottan774/
Phetann774/
Poetain773/
Pittamn773/
Pattean773/
Phetain773/
Pethaun773/
Pestane772/
Pettoun772/
Peitton772/
Pethang772/
Pittain771/
Ppattan771/
Petagne771/
Paehtan771/
Peatain771/
Petteam771/
Pathtan771/
Pettein771/
Pedtang771/
Petangh771/
Pittand771/
Peitang771/
Phetton771/
Phetaun771/
Phietan771/
Petaung771/
Pettond771/
Pethant771/
Peetang771/
Pettoon770/
Patan7329,967/
Pitan731,696/
Peton731,290/
Potan73632/
Petam73120/
Petón731/
Pytan731/
Petthong71804/
Phethean71324/
Phitthan71291/
Phettong71178/
Phethane71138/
Petanova71123/
Petanová7155/
Paththan7147/
Piethaan7126/
Phittang7114/
Phattann719/
Phetasin719/
Peteaneh718/
Pethtong718/
Phethang717/
Phetthon716/
Phettoon716/
Phatthan715/
Phetasen715/
Phattaan714/
Phettone714/
Petanque713/
Peithane712/
Paattaan712/
Petangue712/
Peetasen712/
Poththan711/
Pattaann711/
Pheastan711/
Piththan711/
Phaetton711/
Pettoune711/
Peththahand711/
Petasink711/
Pittacin711/
Peteasen711/
Petthonh711/
Pehttong711/
Pechtang711/
Peachtan711/
Pathan67972,814/
Patton67101,599/
Peyton6715,774/
Paitan676,924/
Pitton674,379/
Pistan672,639/
Paytan671,883/
Pittam671,586/
Phatan671,570/
Phetthong671,238/
Pithan671,068/
Potton67952/
Pitang67901/
Pothan67745/
Poitan67590/
Pieton67494/
Pataan67452/
Paatan67175/
Petoin67175/
Pheton67175/
Peaton67148/
Peston67138/
Peetam67115/
Petong67108/
Patahn67102/
Pitane6796/
Pitann6794/
Pitaan6777/
Patain6773/
Petone6765/
Pahtan6759/
Patean6757/
Poeton6756/
Photan6749/
Petein6748/
Potain6743/
Pištan6733/
Paththann6731/
Piotan6719/
Pétain6719/
Peteam6717/
Padtan6713/
Peiton6712/
Phitan679/
Pitain678/
Pethon677/
Petham676/
Pettom676/
Poytan675/
Paeton674/
Peeton674/
Pajtan674/
Pătean674/
Pestam673/
Pitand673/
Potean673/
Potann672/
Patann672/
Pittón672/
Pitant672/
Petaum672/
Peththong672/
Pestán671/
Pehton671/
Petaam671/
Pitajn671/
Patanë671/
Petoun671/
Peitam671/
Pestañ671/
Potanh671/
Ppetthong671/
Phetam671/
Petonh671/
Pechttong671/
Peuton670/
Pitean670/
Pytant670/

Pettan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pettan in the Marathi language
पेतानpetana-

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