Peierson Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Peierson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peierson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Peierson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peierson occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Peierson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Peierson is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Peierson live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 50 percent are found and Maryland, where 50 percent are found. Beside The United States Peierson exists in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 33 percent are found.

Peierson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Peierson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Peierson surname decreased 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Peierson
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