Pederen Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Pederen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pederen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark141:403,19427,097
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Pederen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pederen is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pederen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Pederen is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Pederen are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 403,194. In Denmark Pederen is most frequent in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 36 percent live, Capital Region of Denmark, where 29 percent live and North Denmark Region, where 21 percent live. Without taking into account Denmark this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Norway, where 5 percent live.

Pederen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pederen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pederen surname rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pederzen936/
Pedderenn880/
Pederin8629/
Pederina807/
Padern77167/
Podern770/
Poderienė75378/
Paderin712,483/
Paderyn71119/
Pedorin7136/
Poderin7134/
Pedoryn715/
Padaren715/
Poderyn713/
Padharen676/
Phetdarin631/
Padorienė631/
Padarn621/
Podarin57126/
Padorin5766/
Podhorn5745/
Pydoryn5735/
Podorin5725/
Pidorin5718/
Padarin5714/
Podoryn578/
Padharn576/
Padoryn575/
Podaryn574/
Padirin572/
Phodorn571/
Phadarn571/
Poddarin5371/
Phadirin5316/
Podhorin535/
Paydarin531/
Paidharn530/
Poddharin508/

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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 Pederen
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