Peersman Surname

494,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Peersman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peersman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium5041:22,8113,583
Netherlands1151:146,84522,164
France271:2,460,101186,232
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Peersman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peersman is found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Peersman.

How Common Is The Last Name Peersman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 494,499th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,909,500 people. The last name Peersman occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Peersman are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is held by 504 people, or 1 in 22,811. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 90 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 5 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Belgium Peersman is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 17 percent reside and France, where 4 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
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