Pehrson Surname

131,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Pehrson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pehrson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1531:168,35117,052
Denmark5871:9,616897
Sweden5201:18,9361,589
Norway601:85,70511,873
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
France141:4,744,480251,814
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
England51:11,143,612252,590
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1941:258,85921,305

Pehrson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pehrson occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pehrson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 131,485th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,119,705 people. Pehrson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Pehrson reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,153 people, or 1 in 168,351. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Utah, where 33 percent are found, Minnesota, where 10 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 17 percent are found and Sweden, where 15 percent are found.

Pehrson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pehrson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pehrson surname increased 1,110 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pehrson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pehrson surname are 22.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.19% registered with the party.

The amount Pehrson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.77% more than the national average, earning 456,033 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.49% more than the national average, earning $47,244 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.4% less than the national average, earning $38,058 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pehrsson931,230/
Peahrson932/
Pehrshon932/
Peherson931/
Pehrsont930/
Person9225,400/
Pearson86241,783/
Persson86119,065/
Pierson8649,626/
Peirson862,089/
Persoon861,721/
Pherson86765/
Peerson86524/
Persohn86497/
Perszon86164/
Persone86124/
Pershon86111/
Persion8657/
Petrson8646/
Pehrsen8642/
Perrson8627/
Personn8624/
Perhson8617/
Persong8614/
Pehrßon8614/
Pehrzon868/
Persyon866/
Pesrson863/
Peurson862/
Persond862/
Pihrson861/
Persoin861/
Phirson860/
Personne801,478/
Perschon80582/
Phearson80103/
Persoone8073/
Phersson8050/
Pearsson8021/
Piersson8015/
Pierrson808/
Petrrson805/
Perssion805/
Pearsone803/
Peasrson803/
Pearsion802/
Paersson802/
Ppearson801/
Pearsonh801/
Pearsoon801/
Peirsson801/
Perrsson801/
Pershohn801/
Petrsion801/
Phorsson801/
Pearscon801/
Peersoon801/
Phairson801/
Ppierson800/
Pettrson800/
Pershong800/
Pherrson800/
Pehrssun800/
Phierson800/
Pehrssen800/
Pearsosn800/
Pirson774,105/
Persen771,192/
Persan77760/
Persun77356/
Perzon77109/
Pärson7782/
Perßon7758/
Persom7753/
Peršon7734/
Persén7721/
Perjon7720/
Percon7718/
Persán774/
Pyrson771/
Personová7567/
Personova7528/
D'Pierson752/
Poirson712,501/
Persand711,369/
Persian711,062/
Persuhn71548/
Parsoon71219/
Pearzon71193/
Peersen71158/
Perdjon71156/
Pershan71141/
Pärsson7196/
Pharsen7187/
Parsion7185/
Persant7182/
Persang7164/
Perchon7160/
Parsson7151/
Pershun7143/
Piersen7137/
Perssen7130/
Persien7122/
Pearsen7119/
Persane7118/
Perjoon7118/
Pearsom7111/
Petrsen7110/
Parsonn7110/
Persionova719/
Paarson718/
Pearsan718/
Perssom716/
Perszen715/
Pairson714/
Porsson714/
Parszon714/
Pearsonová713/
Phersen713/
Persund713/
Pyorson712/
Pirrson712/
Pierzon712/
Pfarson712/
Persunh712/
Parzson712/
Pearxon711/
Peersan711/
Peircon711/
Pyrsson711/
Persann711/
Pirsson711/
Persune711/
Perssan711/
Porsohn711/
Peursen711/
Pirsion711/
Pirsohn711/
Pirsoon711/
Phersom711/
Phorsan711/
Pearcon710/
Piersan710/
Parsohn710/
Peirsen710/
Parshon710/
Peirsom710/
Phersan710/
Piersun710/
Persung710/
Pearsun710/
Pergion710/
Puirson710/
Pershand672/
Perschan671/
Poisrson671/
Peurssen671/
Pearsand671/
Perchoon671/
Perschun671/
Poirsson671/
Pershang671/
Pershuhn671/
Petrsung671/
Pearshan670/

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Pehrson Reference & Research

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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 Pehrson
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