Peterson Forename
9,819th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 104,224 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti
Peterson Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 100% | 48,088 | 1:223 | 15 |
| Brazil | 100% | 18,646 | 1:11,490 | 1,250 |
| Kenya | 100% | 13,725 | 1:3,374 | 562 |
| Angola | 100% | 5,398 | 1:4,996 | 785 |
| Uganda | 100% | 4,505 | 1:9,091 | 940 |
| Malawi | 100% | 2,792 | 1:6,129 | 831 |
| Liberia | 99% | 1,367 | 1:3,228 | 439 |
| United States | 100% | 1,361 | 1:266,375 | 8,629 |
| Philippines | 100% | 1,158 | 1:91,545 | 5,293 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 1,084 | 1:48,698 | 3,601 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 1,013 | 1:175,286 | 7,948 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 857 | 1:17,997 | 2,026 |
| Papua New Guinea | 99% | 719 | 1:11,338 | 1,143 |
| South Africa | 100% | 659 | 1:82,751 | 7,168 |
| Ghana | 100% | 449 | 1:60,103 | 3,023 |
| Indonesia | - | 397 | 1:649,783 | 45,426 |
| Zambia | - | 301 | 1:52,674 | 3,238 |
| India | 100% | 279 | 1:4,354,401 | 174,531 |
| Malaysia | 99% | 145 | 1:210,000 | 12,000 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 144 | 1:512,692 | 17,971 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 124 | 1:84,123 | 4,669 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 89 | 1:1,998 | 365 |
| Canada | 100% | 77 | 1:430,304 | 11,965 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 75 | 1:683 | 58 |
| Dominica | - | 61 | 1:1,237 | 229 |
| England | 92% | 58 | 1:958,671 | 16,212 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 56 | 1:24,311 | 2,719 |
| Peru | 100% | 50 | 1:635,829 | 10,301 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 50 | 1:11,619 | 1,105 |
| Chile | 58% | 48 | 1:366,817 | 5,120 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 38 | 1:568,697 | 17,762 |
| Micronesia | - | 33 | 1:3,227 | 418 |
| Portugal | - | 28 | 1:371,817 | 6,212 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 28 | 1:1,078,639 | 22,683 |
| Colombia | - | 19 | 1:2,514,680 | 19,060 |
| Australia | - | 17 | 1:803,390 | 10,545 |
| Barbados | - | 16 | 1:18,112 | 1,392 |
| French Polynesia | - | 16 | 1:17,369 | 1,803 |
| Pakistan | 97% | 16 | 1:12,147,355 | 77,853 |
| China | - | 12 | 1:113,837,982 | 65,289 |
| Argentina | 56% | 10 | 1:4,277,324 | 11,519 |
| Congo | 88% | 10 | 1:500,920 | 8,695 |
| Bolivia | - | 9 | 1:1,177,934 | 3,617 |
| Ecuador | - | 9 | 1:1,969,658 | 11,243 |
| Grenada | 100% | 9 | 1:12,014 | 1,427 |
| Russia | 100% | 9 | 1:16,025,967 | 51,277 |
| Rwanda | - | 9 | 1:1,263,493 | 1,939 |
| Sudan | - | 9 | 1:4,200,775 | 4,893 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 9 | 1:794,666 | 24,808 |
| France | 100% | 8 | 1:8,308,792 | 27,570 |
| Hong Kong | - | 8 | 1:969,091 | 5,961 |
| Namibia | - | 8 | 1:300,522 | 5,486 |
| Germany | 99% | 7 | 1:13,811,125 | 41,547 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 7 | 1:507,186 | 3,923 |
| Singapore | - | 7 | 1:898,151 | 14,197 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 6 | 1:16,566 | 2,341 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 5 | 1:4,753,936 | 76,486 |
| Albania | 100% | 4 | 1:761,642 | 22,793 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 4 | 1:3,314 | 681 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 4 | 1:1,191,987 | 12,292 |
| Iraq | - | 4 | 1:8,754,465 | 16,071 |
| Madagascar | - | 4 | 1:5,907,352 | 4,093 |
| Sweden | 100% | 4 | 1:2,464,477 | 34,955 |
| Thailand | 100% | 4 | 1:17,516,453 | 200,944 |
| Italy | 100% | 3 | 1:20,354,030 | 45,650 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 3 | 1:7,691,978 | 82,363 |
| Japan | - | 3 | 1:42,662,019 | 63,122 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 3 | 1:2,737,832 | 21,065 |
| New Zealand | - | 2 | 1:2,268,022 | 12,390 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 2 | 1:55,790 | 4,636 |
| Vietnam | - | 2 | 1:46,311,556 | 7,272 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Botswana | 100% | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Cape Verde | 100% | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Central African Republic | - | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,073 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Israel | - | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Mexico | - | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Montserrat | - | 1 | 1:4,876 | 752 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Netherlands | - | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Qatar | 100% | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Seychelles | 100% | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
The alternate forms: Péterson (11), Petersón (1) & Pèterson (1) are calculated separately.
Peterson (428,128) may also be a surname.
Peterson Forename Popularity
Peterson Demographics
Average Male Peterson Height
174.27 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 252 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Peterson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Peterson in the Russian language | ||
| Петерсон | peterson | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Peterson