Peersen Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Peersen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peersen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1251:41,1385,882
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Peersen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peersen is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Peersen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peersen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,385,851st most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Peersen live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most numerous in Norway, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 41,138. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Southern Norway, where 67 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 18 percent are found and Western Norway, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Norway Peersen is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Denmark, where 3 percent are found.

Peersen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Peersen surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Peersen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 8.27% less than the national average, earning 317,475 kr per year and in United States they earn 4.95% more than the national average, earning $45,283 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peiersen931/
Persen921,192/
Persent861,078/
Peerson86524/
Pershen8642/
Pehrsen8642/
Piersen8637/
Perssen8630/
Persien8622/
Pearsen8619/
Petrsen8610/
Perszen865/
Phersen863/
Peersan861/
Peursen861/
Perseng861/
Peirsen860/
Persn832/
Persenne8014/
Perschen8013/
Peersing804/
Persendt803/
Peierson803/
Peearson802/
Peherson801/
Peyerson801/
Peurssen801/
Peersoon801/
Perrseng800/
Pehrssen800/
Pearsent800/
Person7725,400/
Persyn772,436/
Persin771,593/
Persan77760/
Persem77147/
Parsen7794/
Persén7721/
Pergen7713/
Peršen7713/
Percen7710/
Pearsn778/
Perßen777/
Persán774/
Persng772/
Perzen771/
Petrsn771/
Pirsen771/
Porsen771/
Pershn770/
Piersn770/
Peersingh755/
Persienne751/
Phetrseng751/
Pearson71241,783/
Persson71119,065/
Pierson7149,626/
Pershin7116,689/
Pehrson713,438/
Peirson712,089/
Persing711,727/
Persoon711,721/
Pershyn711,708/
Persand711,369/
Persian711,062/
Pherson71765/
Persohn71497/
Pergent71258/
Parseen71217/
Perszon71164/
Pershan71141/
Persone71124/
Pertgen71117/
Pershon71111/
Pharsen7187/
Persant7182/
Peursem7181/
Percent7165/
Persang7164/
Persion7157/
Petrson7146/
Persyna7128/
Perrson7127/
Personn7124/
Persane7118/
Perhson7117/
Persong7114/
Paerson7113/
Perzent7112/
Perszem7111/
Pearsan718/
Perzeen717/
Piersin716/
Persyon716/
Poerson714/
Pesrson713/
Puerson713/
Peurson712/
Persond712/
Persäng712/
Parsien712/
Pearsin711/
Piercen711/
Pearcen711/
Pearsyn711/
Peerjan711/
Pyersan711/
Pyrshen711/
Powerssaen711/
Persann711/
Pirshen711/
Perschn711/
Perchen711/
Perssan711/
Perssin711/
Paarsen711/
Pehrzen711/
Peercin711/
Persoin711/
Perjent711/
Piersan710/
Peircen710/
Peirsin710/
Phersan710/
Pyerson710/
Paursen710/
Petrgen710/
Pershina6716,841/
Pershyna671,901/
Personne671,478/
Pehrsson671,230/
Porschen67957/
Perschon67582/
Phearson67103/
Piearson6784/
Pyershin6782/
Persoone6773/
Phersson6750/
Perschin6733/
Pearsson6721/
Piersson6715/
Pershyon679/
Parschen678/
Pierrson678/
Paershin675/
Petrrson675/
Perssion675/
Powerson675/
Perszyna674/
Poierson673/
Pearsone673/
Peasrson673/
Peahrson672/
Pearshin672/
Pearsion672/
Pershand672/
Peerjhan672/
Paersson672/
Pehrshon672/
Perschan671/
Ppearson671/
Pearsonh671/
Porsehen671/
Pauerson671/
Pearsoon671/
Peirsson671/
Perrsson671/
Pershinn671/
Pershohn671/
Petrsion671/
Perchenk671/
Piyerson671/
Parsn671/
Pearssin671/
Pairsien671/
Pearsand671/
Pearscon671/
Presn671/
Powersan671/
Pershang671/
Phetrsin671/
Petrchen671/
Porsn671/
Ppierson670/
Pettrson670/
Pershong670/
Pherrson670/
Pehrsont670/
Phierson670/
Pearchen670/
Pearsosn670/
Pearshan670/
Perssing670/

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