Petesen Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Petesen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petesen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Petesen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petesen occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Petesen.

How Common Is The Last Name Petesen? popularity and diffusion

Petesen is the 3,798,600th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Petesen reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States Petesen is mostly concentrated in: Arkansas, where 13 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Iowa, where 13 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Petesen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Petesen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Petesen last name increased 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petesen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Petesen last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Petesen earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.02% less than the national average, earning $34,512 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pettesen9319/
Petetsen936/
Pietesen933/
Peteasen931/
Peteesen930/
Peteson8679/
Petasen867/
Patesen862/
Petesan861/
Petisen860/
Petegen860/
Phettoesen82113/
Peterzen80104/
Pestesan8079/
Petetson807/
Petteson805/
Phetasen805/
Pitoesen804/
Peteshyn804/
Petechen802/
Peetasen802/
Petesson801/
Peteshin801/
Patessen801/
Petyshen801/
Pieteson801/
Petheson801/
Peateson800/
Pattesen800/
Petesing800/
Pettisen800/
Peteeson800/
Petean771,878/
Pethen7752/
Petein7748/
Petgen7746/
Petene7731/
Pettesson757/
Peteshina754/
Peteshyna753/
Petetsane751/
Pieterzen751/
Pettieson750/
Petetin71967/
Pettene71526/
Pestean71493/
Patisen71289/
Pettean7179/
Peitgen7177/
Petecin7164/
Peştean7157/
Peștean7150/
Pitasen7132/
Petison7126/
Patesan7115/
Peuthen7114/
Potisen7114/
Petegem7110/
Piteson712/
Petosin712/
Potosen712/
Potesin711/
Pestein711/
Pethein711/
Pethene711/
Petosan711/
Pettein711/
Pettgen711/
Petheng711/
Phetetsane711/
Phetein711/
Pietein710/
Pitehen710/
Phethean67324/
Phatisen67106/
Peterzén6773/
Pestisan6764/
Photisen6761/
Petyshin6751/
Pettigen6751/
Pettison6743/
Pothisen6741/
Pitoeson6722/
Phatesin6715/
Pitoesan6714/
Petyshyn6714/
Patesson6713/
Phetasin679/
Phaettoesan678/
Peteaneh678/
Pattasen677/
Poteshyn677/
Petishin676/
Petitson676/
Phetheng676/
Petytson675/
Peticien674/
Patesion674/
Pathisen674/
Potisaen674/
Peitison673/
Phethene673/
Petoshyn673/
Petechin672/
Pitteson672/
Pettyson672/
Peettezhsan671/
Petisson671/
Phitesin671/
Paitasen671/
Petysion671/
Petisong671/
Piethein671/
Petteang671/
Pattisen670/
Peterzin670/
Pateusan670/
Peatason670/
Pattesin670/
Paiteson670/
Petijehn670/

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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 Petesen
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