Where Does The Last Name Petua Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Petua (Bengali: পেটুয়া, Hindi: पेटुआ, Oriya: େପଟୁଆ) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petua? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 1,565,797^th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. The surname Petua occurs mostly in Asia, where 56 percent of Petua are found; 56 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 54 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Petua is also the 153,501^st most widespread first name globally, borne by 2,347 people.

The surname is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 1,406,086. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Western Visayas, where 50 percent are found, Davao Region, where 26 percent are found and Central Visayas, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 28 percent are found and Cameroon, where 8 percent are found.

Petua Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Petua has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.