Preetam Surname

842,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Preetam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preetam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2261:3,394,09597,556
Trinidad and Tobago351:38,9713,714
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Guyana71:108,8897,175
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Preetam (19,704) may also be a first name.

Preetam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Preetam (Bengali: প্রীতম, Hindi: प्रीतम, Marathi: पी्तम, Oriya: ପୀତମ) is found most in India. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Preetam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 842,714th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 22,354,435 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Preetam reside; 76 percent reside in South Asia and 69 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 38,235th most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 19,704 people.

Preetam is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 226 people, or 1 in 3,394,095. In India Preetam is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 17 percent are found, Telangana, where 15 percent are found and Bihar, where 12 percent are found. Besides India it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Trinidad and Tobago, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Preetam Last Name Statistics demography

Preetam earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.66% more than the national average, earning $59,400 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preetham93323/
Pretam9223/
Pretham8611/
Preetan861/
Prestam861/
Prietam861/
Preatam861/
Prettam861/
Preetom861/
Preethan8020/
Preyatam803/
Pritam773,497/
Pretom77721/
Pratam77277/
Protam773/
Prestan71797/
Pratham71243/
Pritham7189/
Prestom719/
Prittam715/
Pretean714/
Praitam711/
Prystam711/
Pristam711/
Pretang711/
Pritamn711/
Pritame711/
Preeton711/
Priyatam67154/
Phratham6712/
Preeston677/
Prayatam675/
Prestane672/
Prhestan672/
Preetong672/
Prgautam671/
Pretheim671/
Prgoutam671/
Priyotam671/
Prestand671/

Preetam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Preetam in the Bengali language
প্রীতমpritama-
Preetam in the Marathi language
पी्तमpitama-
Preetam in the Hindi language
प्रीतमpritama99.04
प्रितमpritama0.62
प्रतीमpratima0.07
प्रतिमाpratima0.07
प्रतिमpratima0.07
पि्रतमpiratama0.07
Preetam in the Oriya language
ପୀତମpitama57.29
ପିତମpitama29.17
ପୀତମ୍pitam6.25
ପିତମ୍pitam5.21
ପୀତମାpitama1.04
ପିତାମpitama1.04

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