Pesonen Surname

61,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Pesonen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pesonen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland7,2451:75986
Sweden3491:28,2142,303
United States2111:1,717,815113,709
Australia841:321,37727,634
Estonia841:15,7362,567
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Russia461:3,133,110167,157
Canada441:837,40065,151
Norway171:302,48730,120
England111:5,065,278148,650
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peysonen9316/
Pessonen9311/
Peisonen931/
Pasonen86242/
Pezonen8629/
Paasonen801,236/
Piesanen80103/
Peisanen8028/
Peijonen8019/
Passonen8013/
Pasanen715,730/
Pozanen7124/
Pazonen716/
Pasonin711/
Pyshonin6767/
Pashonin6714/
Passanen674/
Pyshonyn672/
Peshenyn672/
Peshunyn671/
Pisonina671/
Pishenen671/
Pessanhn671/
Poshonin671/
Passenen670/

Pesonen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pesonen in the Russian language
Песоненpesonen-

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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 Pesonen
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