Petersohn Surname

167,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Petersohn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petersohn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0891:38,5385,110
United States3541:1,023,89575,330
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Austria111:774,13064,097
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Finland81:687,08836,047
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Petersohn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petersohn occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Petersohn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petersohn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 167,648th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,825,725 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Petersohn reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 2,089 people, or 1 in 38,538. In Germany Petersohn is most numerous in: Saxony, where 23 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 10 percent live. Excluding Germany it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Petersohn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Petersohn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Petersohn last name rose 1,041 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petersohn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Petersohn last name are 32.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.95% registered to vote for the party.

Petersohn earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.66% more than the national average, earning $45,160 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peterssohn9515/
Pettersohn958/
Petersjohn951/
Peterson94428,128/
Petersson8932,491/
Petterson899,311/
Pieterson893,770/
Petersone893,461/
Pheterson89103/
Peiterson8936/
Peeterson8931/
Petherson8920/
Petersonn8920/
Peaterson8911/
Petersonh897/
Petersoin894/
Peteerson893/
Petersond893/
Petersion893/
Peterrson892/
Poeterson892/
Bpeterson892/
Petersont892/
Petershon892/
Petersoon891/
Petersosn891/
Petesrson891/
Petersonė891/
Pesterson890/
Pettersson8470,409/
Pettersone8423/
D'Peterson846/
Pettersonn842/
Peterhjohn842/
Petteerson841/
Peatterson840/
Petterjohn840/
Petershane840/
Petersen82282,636/
Piterson82433/
Petersén82407/
Peterzon82110/
Petersan8240/
Petersom8217/
Peterßon8216/
Pyterson827/
Péterson823/
Petercon821/
Peterjon821/
Petersèn821/
Petirson820/
Petersonova8019/
Petersonová803/
Petterssson801/
Piettersson800/
Pietersen7830,789/
Pettersen7827,680/
Pitterson78947/
Peitersen78649/
Pejtersen78414/
Peterssen78353/
Pettersén7834/
Petterzon7832/
Potterson788/
Petersham788/
Petersian786/
Pettersan785/
Peetersen785/
Bpetersen784/
Pētersone784/
Pitersson783/
Petarshan783/
Pethersen782/
Petersesn782/
Payterson782/
Phiterson782/
Peatirson782/
Petersien782/
Ppetersen781/
Patersoin781/
Pettorson781/
Pataerson781/
Pétterson781/
Peteersen781/
Petérsson781/
Pietersan781/
Pietirson781/
Peterssom781/
Pethersan781/
Peatersen780/
Pettirson780/
Petersand780/
Petershausen760/
Piettersen7463/
Petterssen7452/
Pettorsson7431/
Pattterson7425/
Pattearson7417/
Peittersen7412/
Patteerson747/
Petterssén746/
Patterrson744/
Pattersoon744/
Paatterson743/
Pattersonn743/
Pattierson741/
Pettarsson741/
D'Petersen741/
Pietersien741/
Pieterssen741/
Phatterson741/
Pattersion740/
Pattejrson740/
Bpatterson740/
Petterssonová731/
Petersem7170/
Petersam7155/
Piterzon7127/
Patersen7127/
Pitersen7118/
Peterzan7114/
Peterßen719/
Patersan714/
Pétersen713/
Pitersan712/
Petarsan711/
Petarsen711/
Paterzon711/
Peterjan711/
Potersen710/
Petersenová7011/
D'Patterson702/
Pitersonova701/
Pattersen6739/
Peetersem6726/
Patterzon6725/
Pettersem6716/
Pattirson676/
Pittersen674/
Pattersan673/
Pyttersom671/
Pattorson670/

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Footnotes

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