Peterjohn Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Peterjohn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peterjohn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:5,034,152256,679
India51:153,413,076951,030
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Peterjohn (181) may also be a first name.

Peterjohn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peterjohn has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peterjohn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Peterjohn is the 2,075,631st most numerous last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname Peterjohn occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Peterjohn live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 677,199th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 181 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 5,034,152. In The United States it is primarily found in: Ohio, where 39 percent reside, Minnesota, where 14 percent reside and Utah, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.

Peterjohn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Peterjohn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Peterjohn surname increased 554 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Peterjohn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Peterjohn last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.55% registered with the political party.

Peterjohn earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.51% more than the national average, earning $47,254 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
  • 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 Peterjohn
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