All around the world, Petel (Petel 
, פטל , Петель 
) is a rare largely masculine, but seldom girly forename. The first name Petel is characteristic of Cameroon, where it is a rare masculine name, Israel, where it is a rare largely masculine, but infrequently feminine name, and Nigeria, where it is a very rare mostly masculine, but uncommonly feminine name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in India, Cameroon, and Nigeria. More frequently, Petel is the last name as well as the forename.