Paterso Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Scotland

Paterso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paterso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Paterso Last Name Facts

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

Paterso occurs more in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paterso? popularity and diffusion

Paterso is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Paterso is predominantly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Paterso reside; 60 percent reside in East Asia and 60 percent reside in Sino-East Asia.

The surname Paterso is most frequently held in Taiwan, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 11,722,373. In Taiwan Paterso is most frequent in: Hsinchu County, where 100 percent reside. Not including Taiwan Paterso is found in 3 countries. It is also found in China, where 20 percent reside and Scotland, where 20 percent reside.

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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 Paterso
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