Pretam Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Pretam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
Pretam (2,615) may also be a first name.
Pretam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pretam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pretam (Bengali: প্রীতম, Hindi: प्रीतम, Marathi: तम) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pretam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,116,508th most frequently held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Pretam reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 65 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Pretam is also the 143,711th most frequently occurring forename in the world, borne by 2,615 people.
The last name is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 11,909,592. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Sindh, where 100 percent live. Aside from Pakistan this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 26 percent live and Malaysia, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preetam | 92 | 326 | / |
| Pretham | 92 | 11 | / |
| Prestam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Prietam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Preatam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Prettam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Preetham | 86 | 323 | / |
| Pritam | 83 | 3,497 | / |
| Pretom | 83 | 721 | / |
| Pratam | 83 | 277 | / |
| Pirtam | 83 | 103 | / |
| Pertam | 83 | 7 | / |
| Protam | 83 | 3 | / |
| Prestan | 77 | 797 | / |
| Pratham | 77 | 243 | / |
| Pritham | 77 | 89 | / |
| Prestom | 77 | 9 | / |
| Prittam | 77 | 5 | / |
| Peertam | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pretean | 77 | 4 | / |
| Preetom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pritame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pritamn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Praitam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pretang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pristam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Preetan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Prystam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Preethan | 71 | 20 | / |
| Perthame | 71 | 19 | / |
| Phratham | 71 | 12 | / |
| Prestane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Prhestan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pretheim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Prestand | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pritom | 67 | 5,785 | / |
| Pertom | 67 | 156 | / |
| Presthand | 67 | 26 | / |
| Pratom | 67 | 18 | / |
| Preton | 67 | 14 | / |
| Presthang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pritan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Praattaam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Preadthan | 67 | 1 | / |
Pretam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pretam in the Bengali language | ||
| প্রীতম | pritama | - |
| Pretam in the Marathi language | ||
| तम | tama | - |
| Pretam in the Hindi language | ||
| प्रीतम | pritama | 81.82 |
| पीतम | pitama | 9.09 |
| प्रेतम | pretama | 9.09 |
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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 Pretam
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