Petersdorf Surname

439,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 779 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Petersdorf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petersdorf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4831:166,67819,716
United States2711:1,337,48793,180
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
England31:18,572,686338,250
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Petersdorf Last Name Facts

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

Petersdorf (Russian: Петерсдорф) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petersdorf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Petersdorf is the 439,664th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 9,355,001 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Petersdorf reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Petersdorf is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 483 people, or 1 in 166,678. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 16 percent reside, Hamburg, where 14 percent reside and Berlin, where 14 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.

Petersdorf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Petersdorf has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,355 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petersdorf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Petersdorf last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

Petersdorf earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.26% more than the national average, earning $47,144 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petersdorff95179/
Betersdorf901/
Peterstorf900/
Pettirsdorf860/
Pdtirsdorf800/
Buttersdorf761/
Bittersdorf761/
Pederstorff760/

Petersdorf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petersdorf in the Russian language
Петерсдорфpetersdorf-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petersdorf
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