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Where Does The Last Name Petersen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Petersen (Arabic: بيترسن, Russian: Петерсен) is most common in The United States. It can be found as a variant: Petersén, Pétersen or Petersèn. For other possible spellings of Petersen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petersen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 1,936^th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,784 people. The last name Petersen is predominantly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Petersen reside; 30 percent reside in North America and 30 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Petersen is also the 364,183^rd most commonly held forename globally, held by 536 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 79,624 people, or 1 in 4,552. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 13 percent are found, Minnesota, where 7 percent are found and Utah, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States it is found in 146 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 25 percent are found and Germany, where 18 percent are found.

Petersen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Petersen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Petersen last name expanded 2,033 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,205 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,843 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 257 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 230 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Petersen Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Petersen surname are 20.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.95% being registered with the political party.

The amount Petersen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 76.57% more than the national average, earning €53,025 per year; in Norway they earn 6.29% more than the national average, earning 367,853 kr per year; in Peru they earn 92.82% more than the national average, earning S/. 37,379 per year; in South Africa they earn 3.55% less than the national average, earning R 229,212 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.26% less than the national average, earning $19,465,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.74% more than the national average, earning $46,488 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.33% more than the national average, earning $52,330 CAD per year.