Peterlee Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

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

Peterlee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peterlee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
China21:683,660,78330,601
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Peterlee (63) may also be a first name.

Peterlee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peterlee is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Peterlee.

How Common Is The Last Name Peterlee? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Peterlee live; 53 percent live in Oceania Islands and 53 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Peterlee is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly held forename at a global level. It is borne by 63 people.

The last name Peterlee is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Bougainville, where 88 percent reside and National Capital District, where 13 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea Peterlee exists in 6 countries. It is also found in China, where 13 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

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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
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