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 occurs in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. 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 numerous surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Petersa reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
It is most commonly held in Latvia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 1,025,023. In Latvia Petersa is primarily found in: Riga Planning Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Latvia this surname 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
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- 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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