Petermann Surname
Approximately 16,281 people bear this surname
Petermann Surname User-submission:
Petermann is a German surname, meaning 'servant of Peter', from the Greek petros, a 'rock'.
Petermann Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 11,145 | 1:7,223 | 902 |
| United States | 1,310 | 1:276,686 | 25,860 |
| Brazil | 1,160 | 1:184,547 | 7,139 |
| Switzerland | 893 | 1:9,197 | 1,501 |
| France | 774 | 1:85,817 | 12,214 |
| Austria | 290 | 1:29,364 | 4,704 |
| Chile | 120 | 1:146,804 | 5,065 |
| Estonia | 100 | 1:13,218 | 2,037 |
| Argentina | 52 | 1:821,989 | 54,134 |
| Canada | 49 | 1:751,951 | 59,756 |
| Denmark | 43 | 1:131,272 | 11,828 |
| Czechia | 41 | 1:259,353 | 34,723 |
| Sweden | 40 | 1:246,169 | 17,052 |
| South Africa | 40 | 1:1,354,443 | 73,245 |
| Netherlands | 35 | 1:482,491 | 46,668 |
| Hungary | 28 | 1:350,581 | 25,143 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Italy | 15 | 1:4,077,113 | 105,022 |
| Paraguay | 13 | 1:556,673 | 7,036 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 189 | 1:265,707 | 21,729 |
The alternate forms: Pétermann (111) are calculated separately.
Petermann Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Petermann is a German surname, meaning 'servant of Peter', from the Greek petros, a 'rock'.
- deleted-173293Petermann Demographics
Average Male Petermann Height
179.45 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Petermann Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petermann Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Petermann (Russian: Петерманн) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Pétermann. For other possible spellings of Petermann click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petermann? popularity and diffusion
The surname Petermann is the 32,669th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 447,610 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Petermann reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
Petermann is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 11,145 people, or 1 in 7,223. In Germany Petermann is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside, Saxony, where 12 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent reside. Other than Germany it occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.
Petermann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Petermann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Petermann last name expanded 693 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Petermann Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Petermann are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Petermann earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 4.43% less than the national average, earning 330,745 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 14.03% less than the national average, earning R 204,288 per year; in United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,752 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.66% less than the national average, earning $49,357 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pétermann | 96 | 111 | / |
| Pettermann | 95 | 367 | / |
| Peytermann | 95 | 16 | / |
| Pietermann | 95 | 12 | / |
| Petermanne | 95 | 1 | / |
| Peterman | 94 | 12,604 | / |
| Pieterman | 89 | 842 | / |
| Patermann | 89 | 505 | / |
| Petremann | 89 | 113 | / |
| Petterman | 89 | 90 | / |
| Peeterman | 89 | 29 | / |
| Petermane | 89 | 22 | / |
| Pesterman | 89 | 7 | / |
| Pitermann | 89 | 2 | / |
| Petermamn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Peyterman | 89 | 0 | / |
| Peaterman | 89 | 0 | / |
| Petermaun | 89 | 0 | / |
| Peiterman | 89 | 0 | / |
| Potermann | 89 | 0 | / |
| Petermannová | 86 | 36 | / |
| Pattermann | 84 | 414 | / |
| Pittermann | 84 | 203 | / |
| Pettermand | 84 | 33 | / |
| Peytremann | 84 | 22 | / |
| Pettremann | 84 | 11 | / |
| Pistermann | 84 | 10 | / |
| Petremanne | 84 | 3 | / |
| D'Peterman | 84 | 1 | / |
| Phesterman | 84 | 0 | / |
| Piterman | 82 | 187 | / |
| Paterman | 82 | 164 | / |
| Petreman | 82 | 84 | / |
| Petermon | 82 | 50 | / |
| Pyterman | 82 | 36 | / |
| Poterman | 82 | 16 | / |
| Petermam | 82 | 9 | / |
| Péterman | 82 | 1 | / |
| Petermán | 82 | 1 | / |
| Petermanová | 80 | 7 | / |
| Pichtermann | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pitterman | 78 | 193 | / |
| Patterman | 78 | 113 | / |
| Pisterman | 78 | 71 | / |
| Pettermon | 78 | 13 | / |
| Potterman | 78 | 5 | / |
| Pettermam | 78 | 1 | / |
| Pētermane | 78 | 1 | / |
| Patherman | 78 | 0 | / |
| Pitermannová | 76 | 1 | / |
| Phisterman | 74 | 0 | / |
| Pittermannová | 73 | 44 | / |
| Pittermannova | 73 | 3 | / |
| Patyrman | 71 | 10 | / |
| Pytyrman | 71 | 4 | / |
| Patermon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Patorman | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pittermanová | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pétremann | 67 | 2 | / |
Petermann Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Petermann in the Russian language | ||
| Петерманн | petermann | - |
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