Peterzens Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Peterzens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 14 | 1:392,622 | 26,475 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Peterzéns (22) & Peterzèns (1) are calculated separately.
Peterzens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peterzens Come From? nationality or country of origin
Peterzens is found most in Finland. It may be rendered as: Peterzéns or Peterzèns. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Peterzens? popularity and diffusion
The last name Peterzens is the 4,649,889th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Peterzens live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname Peterzens is most prevalent in Finland, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 392,622. In Finland Peterzens is most prevalent in: Uusimaa, where 79 percent are found and Päijänne Tavastia, where 21 percent are found. Aside from Finland it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent are found and Portugal, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peterzéns | 96 | 22 | / |
| Peterzèns | 96 | 1 | / |
| Peterens | 94 | 2 | / |
| Petersens | 89 | 11 | / |
| Peteyrens | 89 | 2 | / |
| Pehterens | 89 | 1 | / |
| Petertsens | 84 | 9 | / |
| Pietersens | 84 | 6 | / |
| Peternse | 82 | 3 | / |
| Peteryns | 82 | 1 | / |
| Peterins | 82 | 0 | / |
| Pesterns | 82 | 0 | / |
| Petterems | 78 | 0 | / |
| Petersence | 74 | 1 | / |
| Peterince | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Peterzens
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