Peterßen Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Peterßen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peterßen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Peterßen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peterßen is found most in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peterßen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Peterßen is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Peterßen live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Peterßen is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 10,063,182. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 75 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Germany Peterßen is found in one country. It also occurs in Belgium, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petersen88282,636/
Peterzen88104/
Peterßon8816/
Pietersen8230,789/
Pettersen8227,680/
Peitersen82649/
Pejtersen82414/
Peterssen82353/
Petersenn8269/
Peterchen826/
Peetersen825/
Petershen825/
Bpetersen824/
Pethersen822/
Petersesn822/
Petersgen822/
Petersien822/
Ppetersen821/
Peteersen821/
Petersent821/
Pieterzen821/
Peatersen820/
Petersn8036/
Piettersen7863/
Petterssen7852/
Peittersen7812/
Pettersoen781/
D'Petersen781/
Pietersien781/
Pieterssen781/
Peterschen780/
Peterssenn780/
Peterson75428,128/
Petersén75407/
Peterzon75110/
Peterzén7573/
Petersem7570/
Petersin7553/
Petersan7540/
Patersen7527/
Pitersen7518/
Peterzan7514/
Petercem757/
Pétersen753/
Pettersn751/
Petarsen751/
Petercon751/
Petergin751/
Peterjon751/
Peterjan751/
Petersèn751/
Petersön751/
Peterxin751/
Peterzin750/
Potersen750/
Petersenová7411/
Petersson7132,491/
Petterson719,311/
Pieterson713,770/
Petersone713,461/
Petersohn712,579/
Pheterson71103/
Pattersen7139/
Peiterson7136/
Pettersén7134/
Pietersin7133/
Petterzon7132/
Peeterson7131/
Peetersem7126/
Piterzoen7124/
Petherson7120/
Petersonn7120/
Pettersem7116/
Peaterson7111/
Pettersin7111/
Petersonh717/
Petersian716/
Pettersan715/
Petersoin714/
Pittersen714/
Peteerson713/
Petersond713/
Petersion713/
Peterrson712/
Poeterson712/
Bpeterson712/
Petersont712/
Petershon712/
Petershin711/
Petersoon711/
Petersosn711/
Petesrson711/
Petersonė711/
Pietersan711/
Petersing711/
Pethersan711/
Pesterson710/
Petersand710/
Petershausen700/
Pettersson6770,409/
Pettersone6723/
Peterssohn6715/
Pettersohn678/
D'Peterson676/
Petterssén676/
Pijttersen674/
Pettersonn672/
Peterhjohn672/
Petersingh671/
Petersjohn671/
Petteerson671/
Patersn670/
Peatterson670/
Petterjohn670/
Petershane670/
Pettersinn670/

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