Petula Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Czechia

Petula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Czechia531:200,63128,987
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Ukraine211:2,167,747147,417
Israel171:503,39037,521
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
France41:16,605,680368,153
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Petulà (1) are calculated separately.

Petula (3,352) may also be a first name.

Petula Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petula (Marathi: पेटुला, Russian: Петула) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Petulà. For other potential spellings of Petula click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petula? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 950,707th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. The last name Petula is primarily found in Europe, where 40 percent of Petula reside; 31 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 25 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Petula is also the 123,246th most widespread forename in the world, borne by 3,352 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 5,753,316. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 49 percent are found, New York, where 19 percent are found and Nebraska, where 14 percent are found. Excluding The United States Petula exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 19 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found.

Petula Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Petula surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Petula earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.09% less than the national average, earning R 30,684 per year; in United States they earn 12.09% less than the national average, earning $37,931 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.77% less than the national average, earning $36,878 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petulà941/
Petulla92959/
Petulia9214/
Petulay9210/
Pettula929/
Peutula928/
Pethula925/
Petuela922/
Peetula921/
Petulaj921/
Phetula921/
Phethula8610/
Pethulla863/
Peetulla863/
Piethula861/
Petoulia861/
Petullia861/
Potula833,220/
Patula831,120/
Petulo83871/
Pitula83565/
Pytula83276/
Petule83107/
Petila8345/
Petola8315/
Petuła835/
Petuli831/
Petoulias8019/
Pothula7721,252/
Pietila771,167/
Patulea77613/
Patulay77594/
Patulia77348/
Pattula77335/
Pathula77328/
Petullo77202/
Phitula77144/
Pietola77130/
Pătulea77120/
Pettola77115/
Petullà77107/
Podtula77100/
Pistula7769/
Paitula7746/
Petulli7744/
Petolai7743/
Petolea7739/
Pottula7739/
Pitulia7739/
Potulla7731/
Pitulla7729/
Pittula7727/
Pytulai7727/
Petolla7725/
Pettila7723/
Patulla7721/
Peitola7719/
Petulle7719/
Petilau7717/
Pitulea7712/
Paatula7711/
Phetola7710/
Pitoula779/
Padtula778/
Patulah778/
Petulei777/
Potaula775/
Pitulay774/
Pištula774/
Petulys774/
Pitulya773/
Photula773/
Petouli773/
Pitulat773/
Peitila772/
Petilia772/
Pitaula772/
Petullá772/
Potulai771/
Patulaa771/
Peetila771/
Pithula771/
Petulos771/
Patuléa771/
Patuela771/
Pataula771/
Pahtula771/
Petolia771/
Pitulad771/
Pitulap771/
Pethule771/
Phetule771/
Petilha771/
Peatila770/
Patoulia71123/
Podthula7148/
Patullah7129/
Pothulla7128/
Peittola7126/
Pythoula7124/
Pistulla7119/
Photulai7115/
Potthula7111/
Pottulla719/
Patuliah718/
Pattulla718/
Patthula717/
Peetolla715/
Pitoulia715/
Phataula713/
Pattaula713/
Phothula713/
Patahula712/
Pothulaa712/
Pataulla712/
Petoulis712/
Pothuyla711/
Podtulaa711/
Pataulai711/
Pethulot711/
Pietilia711/
Pitthula711/
Pittulla711/
Pittutla711/
Paathula711/
Pathoula711/
Pettilia711/
Petoulet711/
Pithoula711/
Pitoulas711/
Phethulo711/
Petilo671,765/
Patila671,329/
Pituła67964/
Potila67377/
Patuła67290/
Pitila67129/
Pitule67101/
Petole6785/
Patulo6762/
Pitola6741/
Potulo6735/
Pitoulias6735/
Pethullis6724/
Petolo6723/
Pythoulas6717/
Pituli6716/
Pathullah6712/
Pithoulas676/
Pottoulla673/
Peetholla673/
Pitulo672/
Pothuliah671/
Phateulla671/
Pittaulga671/
Phothulla671/
Potuła671/

Petula Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petula in the Marathi language
पेटुलाpetula50
पेटूलाpetula12.5
पेटयुलाpetayula12.5
पेच्युलाpecyula12.5
पेतुलाpetula12.5
Petula in the Russian language
Петулаpetula-

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