Peterlis Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

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

Peterlis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peterlis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Peterlis (341) may also be a first name.

Peterlis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peterlis is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Peterlis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Peterlis occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Peterlis are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 472,872nd most common first name internationally. It is borne by 341 people.

The last name Peterlis is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,198,173. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Migori County, where 82 percent live, Garissa County, where 9 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 9 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Peterlis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Peterlis surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Peterlis
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