Phetu Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Phetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phetu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana501:43,7398,388
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
France21:33,211,361423,184
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Phetu (28) may also be a first name.

Phetu Last Name Facts

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

Phetu (Hindi: फेतु, Oriya: େଫତୁ, Tibetan: འཕེལ་ཀྲུ།) is found most frequently in Botswana. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phetu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Phetu is the 1,860,621st most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. Phetu is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Phetu reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Phetu is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 28 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Botswana, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 43,739. Excluding Botswana this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 45 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Phetu Last Name Statistics demography

Phetu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.52% less than the national average, earning R 127,080 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phethu91238/
Phetut912/
Phetus911/
Phetud911/
Petu892,431/
Phestus8321/
Phaethu834/
Phettut834/
Phettud832/
Phetoud831/
Phetout831/
Phethuy831/
Phetaus830/
Petau80667/
Phatu80667/
Petou80241/
Phitu80143/
Pietu80138/
Petus80124/
Pethu80109/
Peteu8083/
Pettu8056/
Petuh8028/
Peitu8026/
Photu8014/
Peetu8014/
Petux8014/
Petut8010/
Petuy8010/
Petuz804/
Poetu802/
Peutu802/
Petuj802/
Paetu802/
Peatu801/
Pestu801/
Pahtu801/
Pheastus771/
Phetthui771/
Phetthup771/
Pettus736,580/
Phattu732,912/
Phetoe731,630/
Petoud73212/
Paetau73192/
Petoux73128/
Petuch7397/
Pettau7381/
Peteux7353/
Petaut7352/
Petaux7349/
Petaud7345/
Peytou7341/
Petush7338/
Pethou7337/
Petuha7327/
Pahatu7327/
Peetau7325/
Phathu7324/
Peteut7322/
Pestou7316/
Petaus7312/
Petout739/
Peetou739/
Pestus737/
Photuy737/
Pethau736/
Phatui734/
Phatau734/
Peteus734/
Peethu732/
Petuhs732/
Pehtou732/
Patheu732/
Phothu732/
Pethus731/
Phittu731/
Pahttu731/
Pestau731/
Pettut731/
Pesteu731/
Paetou731/
Petteu731/
Pettou731/
Petuhh731/
Petuis731/
Peutou731/
Peytau731/
Petheu731/
Petous731/
Peitou731/
Poetou731/
Pōhatu731/
Phaitu731/
Pethut731/
Paethu731/
Peetus731/
Potu676,878/
Fetu675,635/
Pitu675,380/
Patu674,453/
Vetu67484/
Phatthu67233/
Pethoud67208/
Peytout67112/
Piththu6784/
Peytaud6741/
Petňuch6737/
Petault6731/
Peytoud6712/
Phethoe6711/
Petó676/
Phattau674/
Paethau673/
Petouha673/
Petteus672/
Phottui672/
Paththu671/
Peetush671/
Phathtu671/
Pesteux671/
Peztout671/
Phaitus671/
Phistus671/
Pietuha671/
Phyothu671/
Peitoux670/
Peattus670/

Phetu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Phetu in the Tibetan language
འཕེལ་ཀྲུ།peltru-
Phetu in the Oriya language
େଫତୁephatu-
Phetu in the Hindi language
फेतुphetu50
फेटूphetu25
फॅतुphetu25

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Phetu
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