Petenson Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Petenson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petenson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Petenson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petenson (Russian: Пэтэнсон) is found in The Dominican Republic more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Petenson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petenson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. Petenson is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Petenson live; 92 percent live in Caribbean and 92 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean.

The surname Petenson is most frequent in The Dominican Republic, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 453,606. Aside from The Dominican Republic this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pettenson940/
Pesenson8832/
Petinson8810/
Petensen881/
Pietensen821/
Pittenson821/
Pettinson820/
Phenson80154/
Peinson801/
Peanson801/
Pitensen7513/
Pesenzon753/
Pisenson751/
Phensong751/
Pättinson711/
Petinchon711/
Pichenson711/
Poinson67282/
Painson67186/
Phensan6719/
Phemson677/
Phinson676/
Peunsan673/
Pichtensen671/

Petenson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petenson in the Russian language
Пэтэнсонpetenson-

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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 Petenson
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