Petersa Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Petersa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Petersa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petersa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Petersa is found in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petersa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Petersa live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most numerous in Latvia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 1,025,023. In Latvia Petersa is primarily found in: Riga Planning Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Latvia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Italy, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petersaa | 93 | 2 | / |
| Petersay | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pietersa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Petersea | 93 | 1 | / |
| Petershea | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pettersia | 88 | 1 | / |
| Peterse | 86 | 1,429 | / |
| Peterca | 86 | 324 | / |
| Peterso | 86 | 61 | / |
| Petersi | 86 | 14 | / |
| Petersy | 86 | 7 | / |
| Petersè | 86 | 1 | / |
| Peterxa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Petersé | 86 | 1 | / |
| Petershaus | 82 | 0 | / |
| Pieterse | 80 | 41,953 | / |
| Peeterse | 80 | 104 | / |
| Petersoo | 80 | 59 | / |
| Peterges | 80 | 55 | / |
| Peetarsa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Petersid | 80 | 4 | / |
| Petersie | 80 | 2 | / |
| Petersse | 80 | 2 | / |
| Peterseu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Peterseh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pieterza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Petersop | 80 | 1 | / |
| Peterses | 80 | 1 | / |
| Peterser | 80 | 1 | / |
| Petterso | 80 | 1 | / |
| Petirsha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pıeterse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Petersee | 80 | 0 | / |
| Petersis | 80 | 0 | / |
| Peetersoo | 75 | 87 | / |
| Pietterse | 75 | 6 | / |
| Pietersie | 75 | 3 | / |
| Peterzach | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pettersso | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pieterseh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Petershii | 75 | 1 | / |
| Petreza | 71 | 11 | / |
| Piterse | 71 | 10 | / |
| Peterçi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Paterso | 71 | 5 | / |
| Peterze | 71 | 5 | / |
| Piterso | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pitarsa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Petercj | 71 | 3 | / |
| Peterci | 71 | 3 | / |
| Patarsa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Petercă | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pitersy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peterzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peterchess | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peterce | 71 | 0 | / |
| Patterso | 67 | 32 | / |
| Peteršić | 67 | 15 | / |
| Pieterze | 67 | 4 | / |
| Peteršič | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peterschich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pitarsah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Péterges | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pitershi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petrezha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petterze | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Petersa
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