Petyu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Petyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588

Petyu (346) may also be a first name.

Petyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petyu (Russian: Петю) is found most in South Africa. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petyu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Petyu is the 7,117,718th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Petyu occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Petyu reside; 57 percent reside in Southern Africa and 57 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 468,941st most frequently used first name globally It is held by 346 people.

The last name Petyu is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa Petyu is most common in: Gauteng, where 50 percent reside and Western Cape, where 50 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 43 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petyus9144/
Petoyu919/
Peteyu917/
Phetyu915/
Petyuh913/
Petyou912/
Pethyu911/
Pietyu911/
Peteyou832/
Phethyu831/
Phetyou831/
Petiu8046/
Petju805/
Pityu801/
Petyó801/
Peteau73182/
Petius7327/
Petjui7327/
Pityou739/
Petéus737/
Petoju735/
Phetju735/
Petieu734/
Petjud732/
Pyteyu732/
Petiuh731/
Peteou731/
Petjuy731/
Petyuhova714/
Pietjou6748/
Pithyou6728/
Petieau6728/
Pettius6724/
Pheteau6710/
Phetjui674/
Phetihu673/
Peytieu673/
Pettoju673/
Petioju673/
Phetjuy672/
Pethieu672/
Pestius671/
Phetjiu671/
Peutieu671/
Phetjud671/
Phetiou671/
Petjoey671/
Peatius670/

Petyu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petyu in the Russian language
Петюpetu-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Petyu
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