Persoon Surname

234,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Persoon Surname Definition:

Abbreviation for Pietersen.

Persoon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,1721:14,4092,149
Belgium2221:51,7878,470
United States2171:1,670,318111,195
Canada551:669,92054,285
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
France101:6,642,272293,169
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malta11:430,2723,380
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Persoon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Abbreviation for Pietersen.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Persoon Last Name Facts

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

Persoon (Hindi: प्रसून) is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Persoon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 234,133rd most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,234,483 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Persoon live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Persoon is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,172 people, or 1 in 14,409. In The Netherlands Persoon is mostly found in: South Holland, where 50 percent live, Limburg, where 12 percent live and North Brabant, where 10 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands it is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Persoon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Persoon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Persoon surname rose 21,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Persoon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Persoon last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.

The amount Persoon earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.36% more than the national average, earning $45,895 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.33% more than the national average, earning $55,810 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Persoone9373/
Pearsoon931/
Peersoon931/
Person9225,400/
Pearson86241,783/
Persson86119,065/
Pierson8649,626/
Pehrson863,438/
Peirson862,089/
Pherson86765/
Peerson86524/
Persohn86497/
Parsoon86219/
Perszon86164/
Persone86124/
Pershon86111/
Persion8657/
Petrson8646/
Perrson8627/
Personn8624/
Perjoon8618/
Perhson8617/
Persong8614/
Persyon866/
Pesrson863/
Peurson862/
Persond862/
Persoin861/
Pirsoon861/
Personne801,478/
Pehrsson801,230/
Perschon80582/
Phearson80103/
Phersson8050/
Pearsson8021/
Piersson8015/
Pierrson808/
Petrrson805/
Perssion805/
Pearsone803/
Peasrson803/
Peahrson802/
Pearsion802/
Paersson802/
Pehrshon802/
Ppearson801/
Pearsonh801/
Peherson801/
Peirsson801/
Perrsson801/
Pershohn801/
Petrsion801/
Pearscon801/
Perchoon801/
Ppierson800/
Pettrson800/
Pershong800/
Pherrson800/
Pehrsont800/
Phierson800/
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/
Pearzon71193/
Peersen71158/
Perdjon71156/
Pershan71141/
Pärsson7196/
Parsion7185/
Persant7182/
Persang7164/
Perchon7160/
Parsson7151/
Pershun7143/
Pehrsen7142/
Piersen7137/
Perssen7130/
Persien7122/
Pearsen7119/
Persane7118/
Pehrßon7114/
Pearsom7111/
Petrsen7110/
Parsonn7110/
Persionova719/
Paarson718/
Pearsan718/
Pehrzon718/
Perssom716/
Perszen715/
Pairson714/
Porsson714/
Parszon714/
Pearsonová713/
Phersen713/
Persund713/
Pyorson712/
Pirrson712/
Pierzon712/
Pfarson712/
Persunh712/
Parzson712/
Pearxon711/
Peersan711/
Peircon711/
Pyrsson711/
Persann711/
Pirsson711/
Pihrson711/
Persune711/
Perssan711/
Porsohn711/
Parzoon711/
Peursen711/
Pirsion711/
Pirsohn711/
Phersom711/
Pearcon710/
Piersan710/
Parsohn710/
Peirsen710/
Phirson710/
Parshon710/
Peirsom710/
Phersan710/
Piersun710/
Persung710/
Pearsun710/
Pergion710/
Puirson710/
Pershand672/
Perschan671/
Poisrson671/
Phorsson671/
Peurssen671/
Pearsand671/
Perschun671/
Pirchoon671/
Poirsson671/
Pershang671/
Pershuhn671/
Phairson671/
Petrsung671/
Pehrssun670/
Pehrssen670/
Pearshan670/

Persoon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Persoon in the Hindi language
प्रसूनprasuna-

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Persoon Reference & Research

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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

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