Pesonen Surname
Approximately 8,170 people bear this surname
Pesonen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 7,245 | 1:759 | 86 |
| Sweden | 349 | 1:28,214 | 2,303 |
| United States | 211 | 1:1,717,815 | 113,709 |
| Australia | 84 | 1:321,377 | 27,634 |
| Estonia | 84 | 1:15,736 | 2,567 |
| Thailand | 47 | 1:1,502,944 | 203,155 |
| Russia | 46 | 1:3,133,110 | 167,157 |
| Canada | 44 | 1:837,400 | 65,151 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Pesonen Demographics
Average Pesonen Salary in
United States
$41,931 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Pesonen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pesonen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pesonen (Russian: Песонен) is borne by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pesonen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 61,542nd most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 891,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Pesonen live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in Scandinavia.
Pesonen is most numerous in Finland, where it is carried by 7,245 people, or 1 in 759. In Finland Pesonen is primarily found in: Uusimaa, where 30 percent are found, Northern Ostrobothnia, where 12 percent are found and North Karelia, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Finland this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Pesonen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Pesonen surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Pesonen surname are 11.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.12% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Pesonen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 8.73% less than the national average, earning 315,865 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.82% less than the national average, earning $41,931 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.19% less than the national average, earning $39,650 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peysonen | 93 | 16 | / |
| Pessonen | 93 | 11 | / |
| Peisonen | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pasonen | 86 | 242 | / |
| Pezonen | 86 | 29 | / |
| Paasonen | 80 | 1,236 | / |
| Piesanen | 80 | 103 | / |
| Peisanen | 80 | 28 | / |
| Peijonen | 80 | 19 | / |
| Passonen | 80 | 13 | / |
| Pasanen | 71 | 5,730 | / |
| Pozanen | 71 | 24 | / |
| Pazonen | 71 | 6 | / |
| Pasonin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pyshonin | 67 | 67 | / |
| Pashonin | 67 | 14 | / |
| Passanen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pyshonyn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peshenyn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peshunyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pisonina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pishenen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pessanhn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poshonin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Passenen | 67 | 0 | / |
Pesonen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pesonen in the Russian language | ||
| Песонен | pesonen | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Pesonen
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis