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
Petersén occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Petersen, Petersèn or Pétersen. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Petersén? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 717,442nd most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 17,905,518 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Petersén reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname is most common in Sweden, where it is borne by 398 people, or 1 in 24,741. In Sweden Petersén is most prevalent in: Skåne County, where 25 percent live, Stockholm County, where 14 percent live and Halland County, where 11 percent live. Excluding Sweden this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 1 percent live and Norway, where 0 percent live.
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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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