Petermann Surname

32,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Petermann Surname User-submission:

Petermann is a German surname, meaning 'servant of Peter', from the Greek petros, a 'rock'.

Petermann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11,1451:7,223902
United States1,3101:276,68625,860
Brazil1,1601:184,5477,139
Switzerland8931:9,1971,501
France7741:85,81712,214
Austria2901:29,3644,704
Chile1201:146,8045,065
Estonia1001:13,2182,037
Argentina521:821,98954,134
Canada491:751,95159,756
Denmark431:131,27211,828
Czechia411:259,35334,723
Sweden401:246,16917,052
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Hungary281:350,58125,143
England281:1,989,93178,001
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1891:265,70721,729

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'.

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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

Petermann Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petermann in the Russian language
Петерманнpetermann-

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