Paternus Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Paternus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
The alternate forms: Paternuš (11) are calculated separately.
Paternus (483) may also be a first name.
Paternus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paternus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Paternus is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may also occur as a variant: Paternuš. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Paternus? popularity and diffusion
The surname Paternus is the 4,307,654th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 52 percent of Paternus reside; 52 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 52 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Paternus is also the 386,824th most commonly used forename globally, borne by 483 people.
Paternus is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 12,022,654. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: West Kalimantan, where 55 percent live and Southeast Sulawesi, where 45 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 29 percent live and Germany, where 19 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paternuš | 96 | 11 | / |
| Paternu | 93 | 2 | / |
| Paternusch | 89 | 27 | / |
| Paternos | 88 | 7 | / |
| Peternus | 88 | 3 | / |
| Paternosh | 82 | 26 | / |
| Peternuss | 82 | 26 | / |
| Paternoss | 82 | 7 | / |
| Pasternau | 82 | 1 | / |
| Paternó | 80 | 33 | / |
| Paternault | 78 | 49 | / |
| Peternusch | 78 | 12 | / |
| Peternuß | 75 | 29 | / |
| Paternoz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Posternau | 71 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Paternus
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