Peitersen Surname

505,580th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 649 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Peitersen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peitersen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark4801:11,7601,123
United States1511:2,400,390147,856
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Peitersen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peitersen is more commonly found in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peitersen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 505,580th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,228,884 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Peitersen reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Peitersen is most frequently used in Denmark, where it is borne by 480 people, or 1 in 11,760. In Denmark it is most frequent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 33 percent are found, Region Zealand, where 32 percent are found and Central Denmark Region, where 20 percent are found. Besides Denmark this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Peitersen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Peitersen are 14.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.11% registered with the political party.

Peitersen earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.17% more than the national average, earning $57,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peittersen9512/
Petersen94282,636/
Pitersen9418/
Pietersen8930,789/
Pettersen8927,680/
Pejtersen89414/
Peterssen89353/
Petersenn8969/
Peiterson8936/
Peetersen895/
Petershen895/
Bpetersen894/
Pittersen894/
Pethersen892/
Petersesn892/
Petersgen892/
Petersien892/
Ppetersen891/
Peteersen891/
Petersent891/
Peatersen890/
Petersn8836/
Petrsen8810/
Piettersen8463/
Petterssen8452/
Pijttersen844/
Pettersoen841/
D'Petersen841/
Pietersien841/
Pieterssen841/
Peterschen840/
Peterssenn840/
Peterson82428,128/
Piterson82433/
Petersén82407/
Peterzen82104/
Petersem8270/
Petersin8253/
Petersan8240/
Patersen8227/
Peterßen829/
Pétersen823/
Pietrsen823/
Pitersan822/
Pettersn821/
Petarsen821/
Petersèn821/
Petersön821/
Pitarsen821/
Pitersin821/
Petersenová8011/
Petrsn801/
Petersson7832,491/
Petterson789,311/
Pieterson783,770/
Petersone783,461/
Petersohn782,579/
Pitterson78947/
Pheterson78103/
Pattersen7839/
Pettersén7834/
Pietersin7833/
Peeterson7831/
Peetersem7826/
Piterzoen7824/
Petherson7820/
Petersonn7820/
Pettersem7816/
Peaterson7811/
Pettersin7811/
Petersonh787/
Peterchen786/
Petersian786/
Pettersan785/
Petersoin784/
Pitersson783/
Peteerson783/
Petersond783/
Petersion783/
Peterrson782/
Poeterson782/
Bpeterson782/
Petersont782/
Petershon782/
Phiterson782/
Petershin781/
Petersoon781/
Petersosn781/
Petesrson781/
Petersonė781/
Pietersan781/
Pieterzen781/
Phetrseng781/
Petersing781/
Pethersan781/
Pesterson780/
Petersand780/
Petershausen760/
Petrson7546/
Patersn750/
Petrgen750/
Pettersson7470,409/
Pettersone7423/
Peterssohn7415/
Pettersohn748/
D'Peterson746/
Petterssén746/
Pettersonn742/
Petersingh741/
Petersjohn741/
Petteerson741/
Peatterson740/
Petershane740/
Pettersinn740/
Paterson7178,714/
Peterzon71110/
Peterzén7173/
Petersam7155/
Piterzon7127/
Petersom7117/
Peterßon7116/
Pattersn7115/
Peterzan7114/
Pitarsan718/
Pyterson717/
Petercem717/
Petersim716/
Petrrson715/
Patersan714/
Pietrson713/
Péterson713/
Petrshin711/
Petrsion711/
Petarsan711/
Petercon711/
Petergin711/
Peterjon711/
Páterson711/
Petirsin711/
Peterjan711/
Phetrsin711/
Petrchen711/
Peterxin711/
Peterzin710/
Pettrson710/
Petirson710/
Petersonova7019/
Petersonová703/
Petterssson701/
Pitersonova701/
Piettersson700/
Patterson67341,414/
Patershin6740/
Petterzon6732/
Patherson6718/
Patersson6710/
Paterrson678/
Petersham678/
Phetrsang675/
Pattersin674/
Pateerson674/
Pētersone674/
Patetrson673/
Petarshan673/
Pattersan673/
Payterson672/
Patierson672/
Peatirson672/
Patersoin671/
Patharsen671/
Patteirsn671/
Petrshina671/
Pettorson671/
Paitarsan671/
Pataerson671/
Pétterson671/
Petérsson671/
Pietirson671/
Phetrchen671/
Peterssom671/
Pattorsen670/
Pettirson670/
Pasterson670/

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