Surname פטאי (Patai 
, פטאי 
) , across the world, is quite a rare last name. The cognomen פטאי is habitual in Hungary, where it is quite a common surname, Serbia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Israel, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Hungary, India, and Romania. Also, פטאי is the forename as well as the last name.