Petén Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Petén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Peten (533) & Petèn (1) are calculated separately.
Petén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petén Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Petén is more commonly found in Guatemala than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Peten or Petèn. Click here for other potential spellings of Petén.
How Common Is The Last Name Petén? popularity and diffusion
The surname Petén is the 10,311,814th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Petén occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Petén are found; 67 percent are found in Central America and 67 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Guatemala, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 8,041,334. In Guatemala it is most common in: Suchitepéquez Department, where 50 percent live. Beside Guatemala this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peten | 93 | 533 | / |
| Petèn | 93 | 1 | / |
| Petn | 89 | 6 | / |
| Petin | 80 | 3,990 | / |
| Petyn | 80 | 366 | / |
| Petne | 80 | 8 | / |
| Petnt | 80 | 3 | / |
| Phetn | 80 | 2 | / |
| Peytn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Petnk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Petion | 73 | 17,124 | / |
| Petina | 73 | 3,370 | / |
| Petten | 73 | 1,266 | / |
| Petyna | 73 | 369 | / |
| Peeten | 73 | 306 | / |
| Pietin | 73 | 259 | / |
| Pestin | 73 | 231 | / |
| Peutin | 73 | 219 | / |
| Phetin | 73 | 182 | / |
| Peting | 73 | 117 | / |
| Peuten | 73 | 102 | / |
| Pettin | 73 | 93 | / |
| Peiten | 73 | 81 | / |
| Peteng | 73 | 69 | / |
| Pethin | 73 | 67 | / |
| Pethen | 73 | 52 | / |
| Petien | 73 | 43 | / |
| Pettyn | 73 | 22 | / |
| Pesten | 73 | 12 | / |
| Peaten | 73 | 11 | / |
| Petyon | 73 | 8 | / |
| Pestyn | 73 | 6 | / |
| Pethne | 73 | 5 | / |
| Petent | 73 | 3 | / |
| Peatin | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pieten | 73 | 2 | / |
| Peutyn | 73 | 2 | / |
| Petnck | 73 | 2 | / |
| Peitin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pheten | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peytin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peyten | 73 | 1 | / |
| Petntt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Petinn | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pene | 67 | 30,905 | / |
| Phen | 67 | 7,103 | / |
| Pean | 67 | 4,441 | / |
| Pein | 67 | 3,765 | / |
| Pettina | 67 | 1,225 | / |
| Penh | 67 | 805 | / |
| Peyn | 67 | 800 | / |
| Peun | 67 | 165 | / |
| Phethin | 67 | 132 | / |
| Petteng | 67 | 62 | / |
| Petting | 67 | 20 | / |
| Peuthen | 67 | 14 | / |
| Peiting | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pechten | 67 | 10 | / |
| Pettien | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pfetten | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pejn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Péne | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pheatin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pethyon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phetten | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phetaen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pettion | 67 | 2 | / |
| Péin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pjtn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peytien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phestin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pheeten | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pehteng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pesting | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pheteng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petnova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peshtin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peatina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phesten | 67 | 0 | / |
| Peating | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Petén
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