Peteresen Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Peteresen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peteresen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Peteresen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peteresen is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Peteresen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Peteresen is the 3,798,600th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Peteresen is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Peteresen reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 19,076,786. In The United States Peteresen is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 26 percent live, California, where 16 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 15 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Peteresen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Peteresen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Peteresen last name increased 950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Peteresen Last Name Statistics demography

Peteresen earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.67% less than the national average, earning $27,328 USD per year.

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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 Peteresen
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