Patersen Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Scotland

Patersen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Patersen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

Patersen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Patersen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Patersen (Russian: Патерсен) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Patersen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 37 percent of Patersen live; 30 percent live in North America and 30 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

This last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 16,531,149. In Indonesia Patersen is mostly found in: West Kalimantan, where 100 percent live. Besides Indonesia Patersen is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent live and Russia, where 19 percent live.

Patersen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Patersen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Patersen Last Name Statistics demography

Patersen earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning $24,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pattersen9439/
Peatersen940/
Patersn930/
Petersen88282,636/
Paterson8878,714/
Pattersn8815/
Patersan884/
Pétersen883/
Potersen880/
Patterson82341,414/
Pettersen8227,680/
Peitersen82649/
Peterssen82353/
Petersenn8269/
Patershin8240/
Patherson8218/
Peaterson8211/
Patersson8210/
Paterrson828/
Peetersen825/
Pattersin824/
Bpetersen824/
Pateerson824/
Patetrson823/
Pattersan823/
Pethersen822/
Payterson822/
Patierson822/
Petersien822/
Ppetersen821/
Patersoin821/
Patharsen821/
Patteirsn821/
Pataerson821/
Peteersen821/
Pattorsen820/
Pasterson820/
Petersn8036/
Petterssen7852/
Pattterson7825/
Patershank7820/
Pattearson7817/
Peittersen7812/
Pattersson7811/
Patteerson787/
Patterrson784/
Pattersoon784/
Paatterson783/
Pattersone783/
Pattersonn783/
Pattierson781/
Patershina781/
Pattetrson781/
Pettersoen781/
D'Petersen781/
Phatterson781/
Peatterson780/
Peterschen780/
Pattersion780/
Peterssenn780/
Pattejrson780/
Bpatterson780/
Pattersomn780/
Petersén75407/
Peterzen75104/
Petersin7553/
Petersan7540/
Patergin7527/
Poterson7516/
Peterßen759/
Patersom752/
Pettersn751/
Petarsen751/
Páterson751/
Paterzon751/
Petersèn751/
Petersön751/
Pastershank7446/
D'Patterson742/
Patersonová741/
Petersohn712,579/
Peiterson7136/
Pettersén7134/
Patterzon7125/
Petersonn7120/
Pattersom7112/
Pettersin7111/
Potterson718/
Petersonh717/
Pattirson716/
Patyrshin716/
Pettersan715/
Petersoin714/
Peteerson713/
Petersion713/
Poeterson712/
Bpeterson712/
Petershon712/
Potersone712/
Peatirson712/
Pattarsan711/
Petersoon711/
Paitarsan711/
Pétterson711/
Petersonė711/
Pethersan711/
Pattorson710/
Pattersonová704/
Peterssohn6715/
Pettersohn678/
D'Peterson676/
Petterssén676/
Pettersonn672/
Petteerson671/
Pettersinn670/
Pottgerson670/

Patersen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Patersen in the Russian language
Патерсенpatersen-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Patersen
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