Patherson Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cuba
Highest density in:
Iceland

Patherson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Patherson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Patherson (30) may also be a first name.

Patherson Last Name Facts

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

Patherson occurs in Cuba more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Patherson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Patherson is the 4,649,889th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Patherson occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Patherson live; 28 percent live in South America and 22 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly used given name at a global level. It is borne by 30 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Cuba, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,880,679. In Cuba it is primarily concentrated in: Matanzas Province, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Cuba this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 17 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found.

Patherson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Patherson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Patherson last name decreased 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Patherson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Presbyterian (45%) in Ireland.

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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 Patherson
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