Neergaard-Petersen Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Neergaard-Petersen Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Petersen.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Neergaard-Petersen Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark281:201,59716,538
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Neergaard-Petersen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Neergaard-Petersen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Neergaard-Petersen is found most in Denmark. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Neergaard-Petersen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Neergaard-Petersen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Neergaard-Petersen is the 3,100,440th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Neergaard-Petersen are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most widespread in Denmark, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 201,597. In Denmark Neergaard-Petersen is most common in: North Denmark Region, where 46 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 39 percent reside and Central Denmark Region, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Denmark this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 28 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nørgaard-Petersen912/
Nrgaard-Pedersen884/
Nørgaard-Pedersen8610/
Norgaard-Pedersen861/
Nørgaard Pedersen801/
Nergård Pettersson721/

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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
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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 Neergaard-Petersen
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