Peturu Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Peturu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peturu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1991:77,57911,409
India1221:6,287,421144,905
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pethuru9274/
Peturus9269/
Petturu926/
Peeturu922/
Peturaud8652/
Peathuru861/
Paturu832,692/
Poturu83525/
Pituru83201/
Petiru831/
Petouraud803/
Peyturaux801/
Pothuru773,513/
Potturu771,195/
Pathuru77728/
Patturu77323/
Paaturu7785/
Paturau7765/
Piturru7739/
Piturus7720/
Poturui7720/
Patuuru7719/
Poturuy775/
Peturoo774/
Podturu774/
Potauru773/
Paturuh771/
Pethiru771/
Pythuru771/
Poturau771/
Peytouraux753/
Peytouraud752/
Potthuru71138/
Patthuru7119/
Pitturru7111/
Paatuuru715/
Paatturu714/
Pothhuru714/
Paathuru714/
Pothurau713/
Pottuuru713/
Pothuuru712/
Pettorru712/
Pitturus711/
Patourou711/
Pethuroo711/
Pathurru711/
Pathhuru711/
Pothturu711/
Potthuuru673/
Pitourous672/
Pitoru672/
Pitiru671/
Pettorrru671/
Paththuru671/
Poththuru671/

Peturu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peturu in the Marathi language
पेटुरुpeturu-
Peturu in the Oriya language
େପଟୁରୁepaturu68.75
େପତୁରୁepaturu25
େପଟୂରୁepaturu6.25

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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
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  • 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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