Peeterson Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Peeterson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peeterson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia231:57,47010,794
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1491:337,03826,036

Peeterson (150) may also be a first name.

Peeterson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peeterson is found in Estonia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peeterson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,543,123rd most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Peeterson is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Peeterson live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in Baltic Europe. It is also the 752,187th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 150 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Estonia, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 57,470. Not including Estonia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Belgium, where 6 percent reside.

Peeterson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Peeterson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Peeterson surname decreased 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Peeterson Last Name Statistics demography

Peeterson earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peterson94428,128/
Petersson8932,491/
Petterson899,311/
Pieterson893,770/
Petersone893,461/
Petersohn892,579/
Pheterson89103/
Peiterson8936/
Petherson8920/
Petersonn8920/
Peaterson8911/
Petersonh897/
Peetersen895/
Petersoin894/
Peteerson893/
Petersond893/
Petersion893/
Peterrson892/
Poeterson892/
Bpeterson892/
Petersont892/
Petershon892/
Petersoon891/
Petersosn891/
Petesrson891/
Petersonė891/
Pesterson890/
Petrson8846/
Pettersson8470,409/
Pettersone8423/
Peterssohn8415/
Pettersohn848/
D'Peterson846/
Pettersonn842/
Pettersoen841/
Petersjohn841/
Petteerson841/
Peatterson840/
Petersen82282,636/
Piterson82433/
Petersén82407/
Peterzon82110/
Petersan8240/
Petersom8217/
Peterßon8216/
Pyterson827/
Petersun826/
Petrrson825/
Pietrson823/
Péterson823/
Petrsion821/
Petercon821/
Peterjon821/
Petersèn821/
Pettrson820/
Petirson820/
Petersonova8019/
Petersonová803/
Petterssson801/
Piettersson800/
Pietersen7830,789/
Pettersen7827,680/
Pitterson78947/
Peitersen78649/
Pejtersen78414/
Peterssen78353/
Pettersén7834/
Petterzon7832/
Peetersem7826/
Petersian786/
Pettersan785/
Bpetersen784/
Pateerson784/
Pētersone784/
Pitersson783/
Pietersun783/
Pethersen782/
Petersesn782/
Payterson782/
Phiterson782/
Peatirson782/
Petersien782/
Ppetersen781/
Pétterson781/
Peteersen781/
Petérsson781/
Pietersan781/
Pietirson781/
Peterssom781/
Pethersan781/
Peatersen780/
Pettirson780/
Petersand780/
Petrsen7510/
Piettersen7463/
Petterssen7452/
Pattearson7417/
Peterschun7415/
Peittersen7412/
Patteerson747/
Petterssén746/
Peterhjohn742/
D'Petersen741/
Pietersien741/
Pieterssen741/
Petterjohn740/
Petershane740/
Petterssonová731/
Petersem7170/
Petersam7155/
Piterzon7127/
Pitersen7118/
Peterzan7114/
Peterßen719/
Pétersen713/
Pietrsen713/
Pitersan712/
Peterjan711/
Petersenová7011/
Pitersonova701/
Piterzoen6724/
Pettersem6716/
Petersham678/
Phetrsang675/
Pittersen674/
Pyttersom671/
Petershausen670/

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