Peetsalu Surname
Approximately 181 people bear this surname
Peetsalu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 180 | 1:7,343 | 914 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Peetsalu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peetsalu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Peetsalu occurs in Estonia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Peetsalu.
How Common Is The Last Name Peetsalu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,267,784th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Peetsalu reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Baltic Europe.
Peetsalu is most widely held in Estonia, where it is carried by 180 people, or 1 in 7,343. Not including Estonia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petsalu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pesalu | 86 | 24 | / |
| Pitsailu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Peishalu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phetchalu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Paisalu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Potseluy | 63 | 126 | / |
| Potselui | 63 | 43 | / |
| Pitchalu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Patselou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Puissalu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pissaloux | 59 | 16 | / |
| Pisolu | 57 | 3 | / |
| Picalau | 53 | 277 | / |
| Pitzolu | 53 | 106 | / |
| Pazalou | 53 | 3 | / |
| Picaleu | 53 | 3 | / |
| Pichalu | 53 | 2 | / |
| Potzolu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Paisolu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Puicalau | 50 | 84 | / |
| Pozhelui | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Peetsalu
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