All around the world, Петула (Petula 
, Петула 
) is quite a rare female first name. The first name Петула is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly British Virgin Islands, where it is quite a common feminine name, Trinidad and Tobago, where it is quite a rare feminine name, and Jamaica. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, and the United States. Much less frequently, Петула is the last name as well as the forename.