Peteson Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Peteson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peteson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Peteson (75) may also be a first name.

Peteson Last Name Facts

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

Peteson (Russian: Петесон) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peteson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,121,169th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Peteson reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Peteson is also the 1,116,575th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 75 people.

Peteson is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 5,753,316. In The United States Peteson is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 17 percent live, Texas, where 13 percent live and Wisconsin, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live and Russia, where 3 percent live.

Peteson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Peteson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 203 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Peteson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Peteson are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Peteson earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.27% less than the national average, earning $27,068 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Peteson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peteson in the Russian language
Петесонpeteson-

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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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  • 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 Peteson
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