Peterchen Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Peterchen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Peterchen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peterchen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Peterchen is found in China more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Peterchen.
How Common Is The Last Name Peterchen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Peterchen is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 33 percent of Peterchen are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Sino-East Asia.
This surname is most widely held in China, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 683,660,783. Without taking into account China this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent reside and Germany, where 17 percent reside.
Peterchen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Peterchen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Peterchen surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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
- 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 Peterchen
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