Peterly Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

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

Peterly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peterly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Peterly (445) may also be a first name.

Peterly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peterly is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peterly? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Peterly occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 83 percent of Peterly reside; 83 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 83 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Peterly is also the 406,288th most frequent first name in the world, held by 445 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Peterly is most numerous in: Bougainville, where 100 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 17 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Peterly
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