Peternus Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Peternus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Peternus (73) may also be a first name.
Peternus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peternus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Peternus is found most in Malaysia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Peternus click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Peternus? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,311,814th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Peternus live; 67 percent live in Southeast Asia and 67 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,134,117th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 73 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia Peternus is mostly concentrated in: Kuala Lumpur, where 50 percent live and Sabah, where 50 percent live. Apart from Malaysia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 33 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 Peternus
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