Peterne Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Hungary

Peterne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peterne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Péterné (2) are calculated separately.

Peterne (24) may also be a first name.

Peterne Last Name Facts

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

Peterne is found most frequently in Brazil. It may also be rendered as: Péterné. Click here for other potential spellings of Peterne.

How Common Is The Last Name Peterne? popularity and diffusion

Peterne is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Peterne is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Peterne live; 25 percent live in North America and 25 percent live in Anglo-North America. Peterne is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent first name globally, held by 24 people.

The surname is most common in Brazil, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 214,074,332. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Espírito Santo, where 100 percent live. Outside of Brazil this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live and Hungary, where 25 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
  • 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 Peterne
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