Peturu Surname
Approximately 323 people bear this surname
Peturu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 199 | 1:77,579 | 11,409 |
| India | 122 | 1:6,287,421 | 144,905 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Peturu (2,173) may also be a first name.
Peturu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peturu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Peturu (Marathi: पेटुरु, Oriya: େପଟୁରୁ) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Peturu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 847,909th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 22,562,062 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Peturu are found; 62 percent are found in Southern Africa and 62 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 160,831st most numerous first name at a global level, held by 2,173 people.
The last name Peturu is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 199 people, or 1 in 77,579. In Zimbabwe Peturu is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 44 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 21 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 20 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe Peturu is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 38 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pethuru | 92 | 74 | / |
| Peturus | 92 | 69 | / |
| Petturu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Peeturu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Peturaud | 86 | 52 | / |
| Peathuru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Paturu | 83 | 2,692 | / |
| Poturu | 83 | 525 | / |
| Pituru | 83 | 201 | / |
| Petiru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Petouraud | 80 | 3 | / |
| Peyturaux | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pothuru | 77 | 3,513 | / |
| Potturu | 77 | 1,195 | / |
| Pathuru | 77 | 728 | / |
| Patturu | 77 | 323 | / |
| Paaturu | 77 | 85 | / |
| Paturau | 77 | 65 | / |
| Piturru | 77 | 39 | / |
| Piturus | 77 | 20 | / |
| Poturui | 77 | 20 | / |
| Patuuru | 77 | 19 | / |
| Poturuy | 77 | 5 | / |
| Peturoo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Podturu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Potauru | 77 | 3 | / |
| Paturuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pethiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pythuru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Poturau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Peytouraux | 75 | 3 | / |
| Peytouraud | 75 | 2 | / |
| Potthuru | 71 | 138 | / |
| Patthuru | 71 | 19 | / |
| Pitturru | 71 | 11 | / |
| Paatuuru | 71 | 5 | / |
| Paatturu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pothhuru | 71 | 4 | / |
| Paathuru | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pothurau | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pottuuru | 71 | 3 | / |
| Pothuuru | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pettorru | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pitturus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Patourou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pethuroo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pathurru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pathhuru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pothturu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Potthuuru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pitourous | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pitoru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pitiru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pettorrru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paththuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poththuru | 67 | 1 | / |
Peturu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Peturu in the Marathi language | ||
| पेटुरु | peturu | - |
| Peturu in the Oriya language | ||
| େପଟୁରୁ | epaturu | 68.75 |
| େପତୁରୁ | epaturu | 25 |
| େପଟୂରୁ | epaturu | 6.25 |
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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 Peturu
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