Pertow Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Pertow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pertow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Pertów (1) are calculated separately.

Pertow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pertow is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Pertów. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pertow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Pertow is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Pertow live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,461,689. In Sweden Pertow is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Czechia, where 11 percent are found.

Pertow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pertow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pertow last name decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pertów941/
Piertow921/
Partow83187/
Pertov83158/
Pertaw8311/
Pertob836/
Portow833/
Pertof831/
Pretow831/
Pertovt77142/
Pertova7775/
Pertoft7742/
Portouw7718/
Prettow773/
Pairtow772/
Pertoff771/
Pertofe771/
Partoow771/
Parthow771/
Pertgaw771/
Parttow770/
Peartova711/
Pertab672,093/
Portov67416/
Pertav67263/
Partov6772/
Pretov6715/
Partaw6712/
Pyrtov676/
Peiretoff670/
Pertaub62307/
Portoff6226/
Perthab624/
Pyrtova622/
Pertaab621/
Peřtova621/
Partoof621/
Pertuif621/
Pretoff621/
Portouf621/
Pertufe620/
Pihrtova572/
Peertaub571/
Pirtab502/
Partav501/

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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 Pertow
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