Petersén Surname
Approximately 407 people bear this surname
Petersén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 398 | 1:24,741 | 2,013 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Petersen (282,636), Petersèn (1) & Pétersen (3) are calculated separately.
Petersén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petersén Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Petersén is found most in Sweden. It can appear as: Petersen, Petersèn or Pétersen. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Petersén? popularity and diffusion
Petersén is the 717,442nd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 17,905,518 people. The last name Petersén is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Petersén live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name Petersén is most common in Sweden, where it is held by 398 people, or 1 in 24,741. In Sweden Petersén is most prevalent in: Skåne County, where 25 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 14 percent are found and Halland County, where 11 percent are found. Not including Sweden Petersén occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 1 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Petersén
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