Pretam Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Pretam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pretam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
India61:127,844,230863,365
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340

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 surname Pretam (Bengali: প্রীতম, Hindi: प्रीतम, Marathi: तम) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pretam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pretam is the 4,116,508th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Pretam are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 65 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 143,711th most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 2,615 people.

This surname is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 11,909,592. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Sindh, where 100 percent are found. Barring Pakistan Pretam is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 26 percent are found and Malaysia, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preetam92326/
Pretham9211/
Prestam921/
Prietam921/
Preatam921/
Prettam921/
Preetham86323/
Pritam833,497/
Pretom83721/
Pratam83277/
Pirtam83103/
Pertam837/
Protam833/
Prestan77797/
Pratham77243/
Pritham7789/
Prestom779/
Prittam775/
Peertam774/
Pretean774/
Preetom771/
Pritame771/
Pritamn771/
Praitam771/
Pretang771/
Pristam771/
Preetan771/
Prystam771/
Preethan7120/
Perthame7119/
Phratham7112/
Prestane712/
Prhestan712/
Pretheim711/
Prestand711/
Pritom675,785/
Pertom67156/
Presthand6726/
Pratom6718/
Preton6714/
Presthang674/
Pritan673/
Praattaam671/
Preadthan671/

Pretam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pretam in the Bengali language
প্রীতমpritama-
Pretam in the Marathi language
तमtama-
Pretam in the Hindi language
प्रीतमpritama81.82
पीतमpitama9.09
प्रेतमpretama9.09

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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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