Peturus Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Peturus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peturus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia421:702,24333,141
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Peturus (182) may also be a first name.

Peturus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peturus is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peturus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,293,424th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 70 percent of Peturus live; 70 percent live in Southeast Asia and 70 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Peturus is also the 675,152nd most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 182 people.

It is most common in Malaysia, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 702,243. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Sabah, where 98 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 2 percent reside. Besides Malaysia Peturus exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent reside and Indonesia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peturu92323/
Pethuru8674/
Piturus8620/
Peturos8610/
Petturu866/
Paturus865/
Peeturu862/
Peturaud8052/
Pitturus801/
Peathuru801/
Pituru77201/
Petouraud753/
Pitourous752/
Peyturaux751/
Patouraus751/
Piturru7139/
Potirus7110/
Pitirus717/
Peturoo714/
Peytouraux713/
Peytouraud712/
Petoros711/
Patirus711/
Pythuru711/
Pitturru6711/
Potirush673/
Pettorru672/
Pethuroo671/
Pettorrru631/
Pitoru622/
Pitoros572/
Pittoru571/
Pittorru53423/

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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 Peturus
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