Pehrsson Surname
Approximately 1,230 people bear this surname
Pehrsson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 768 | 1:12,821 | 1,106 |
| Denmark | 218 | 1:25,893 | 2,643 |
| United States | 71 | 1:5,105,055 | 259,233 |
| Finland | 57 | 1:96,433 | 9,934 |
| Norway | 25 | 1:205,691 | 23,411 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Pehrsson Demographics
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Pehrsson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pehrsson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pehrsson occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pehrsson? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pehrsson is the 307,224th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,924,834 people. Pehrsson is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Pehrsson live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name Pehrsson is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 768 people, or 1 in 12,821. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 25 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 20 percent live and Skåne County, where 19 percent live. Besides Sweden it exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.
Pehrsson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Pehrsson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 7,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pehrsson Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Pehrsson are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Pehrsson earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 11.93% less than the national average, earning 304,785 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.1% more than the national average, earning $43,194 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.05% more than the national average, earning $57,656 CAD per year.
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Pehrsson Reference & Research
Pierson/Pearson FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Pierson/Pearson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Pehrsson
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