Pehrsson Surname

307,224th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Pehrsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pehrsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden7681:12,8211,106
Denmark2181:25,8932,643
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Finland571:96,4339,934
Norway251:205,69123,411
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Pehrsson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pehrsson is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pehrsson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 307,224th most common surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,924,834 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Pehrsson live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most common in Sweden, where it is borne by 768 people, or 1 in 12,821. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 25 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 20 percent live and Skåne County, where 19 percent live. Besides Sweden Pehrsson occurs 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 frequency of Pehrsson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pehrsson last name rose 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 those bearing the Pehrsson last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Persson93119,065/
Pehrson933,438/
Phersson8850/
Pearsson8821/
Piersson8815/
Perssion885/
Peahrson882/
Paersson882/
Pehrshon882/
Peherson881/
Peirsson881/
Perrsson881/
Phorsson881/
Pehrsont880/
Pehrssun880/
Pehrssen880/
Person8625,400/
Pearson80241,783/
Pierson8049,626/
Peirson802,089/
Persoon801,721/
Pherson80765/
Peerson80524/
Persohn80497/
Perszon80164/
Persone80124/
Pershon80111/
Pärsson8096/
Persion8057/
Parsson8051/
Petrson8046/
Pehrsen8042/
Perssen8030/
Perrson8027/
Personn8024/
Perhson8017/
Persong8014/
Pehrßon8014/
Pehrzon808/
Perssom806/
Persyon806/
Porsson804/
Pesrson803/
Peurson802/
Persond802/
Pyrsson801/
Pirsson801/
Pihrson801/
Perssan801/
Persoin801/
Phirson800/
Personne751,478/
Perschon75582/
Phearson75103/
Persoone7573/
Pierrson758/
Petrrson755/
Pearsone753/
Peasrson753/
Pearsion752/
Ppearson751/
Pearsonh751/
Pearsoon751/
Pershohn751/
Petrsion751/
Peurssen751/
Pearscon751/
Peersoon751/
Poirsson751/
Phairson751/
Ppierson750/
Pettrson750/
Pershong750/
Pherrson750/
Phierson750/
Pearsosn750/
Pirson714,105/
Persen711,192/
Persan71760/
Persun71356/
Perzon71109/
Pärson7182/
Personová7167/
Perßon7158/
Persom7153/
Peršon7134/
Personova7128/
Persén7121/
Perjon7120/
Percon7118/
Persán714/
D'Pierson712/
Pyrson711/
Poirson672,501/
Persand671,369/
Persian671,062/
Persuhn67548/
Parsoon67219/
Pearzon67193/
Peersen67158/
Perdjon67156/
Pershan67141/
Pharsen6787/
Parsion6785/
Persant6782/
Persang6764/
Perchon6760/
Pershun6743/
Piersen6737/
Persien6722/
Pearsen6719/
Persane6718/
Perjoon6718/
Pearsom6711/
Petrsen6710/
Parsonn6710/
Persionova679/
Paarson678/
Pearsan678/
Perszen675/
Pairson674/
Parszon674/
Pearsonová673/
Phersen673/
Persund673/
Pyorson672/
Pirrson672/
Pierzon672/
Pfarson672/
Parssan672/
Persunh672/
Parzson672/
Pearxon671/
Peersan671/
Peircon671/
Persann671/
Persune671/
Porsohn671/
Peursen671/
Pirsion671/
Pirsohn671/
Pirsoon671/
Phersom671/
Phorsan671/
Pearcon670/
Piersan670/
Parsohn670/
Peirsen670/
Parshon670/
Peirsom670/
Phersan670/
Piersun670/
Persung670/
Pearsun670/
Pergion670/
Puirson670/

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Pehrsson Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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