Petors Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Petors Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petors Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Petors Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petors (Russian: Петорс) is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petors? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Petors is mostly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Petors live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

It is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,469,512. In Liberia Petors is mostly concentrated in: Grand Bassa County, where 33 percent are found, Grand Cape Mount County, where 33 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 33 percent are found. Apart from Liberia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 14 percent are found and Malaysia, where 14 percent are found.

Petors Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Petors has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Petors surname fell 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petoors92298/
Peators920/
Pietoors862/
Petoorse861/
Pettorss861/
Peters83492,279/
Peturs838/
Petars835/
Pitors831/
Piettoors801/
Peeters7762,837/
Pieters7733,154/
Petters772,989/
Pethers77538/
Petersh7744/
Peuters7736/
Peiters7723/
Peaters7719/
Petersz7718/
Peyters7716/
Peteers7715/
Patoors7713/
Peterss7712/
Peter's7711/
Paytors776/
Pettars773/
Pottors773/
Pitoors773/
Pietars772/
Peterrs771/
Pheters771/
Peetars771/
Pïeters771/
Poeters771/
Pattors770/
Pittoors71430/
Pethurst7150/
Poetters7121/
Peijters7117/
Petersch7117/
Pheeters718/
Peetters716/
Pietters713/
Pottorss712/
Pieteurs711/
Petter's711/
Peitersz711/
Peeteers711/
Peatters710/
Piters67647/
Paters67274/
Pitars67259/
Péters67105/
Pettersch6774/
Poters6716/
Patars6711/
Pöters675/
Péturs673/
Potars673/
Peterß673/
D'Peeters671/
Pyters671/

Petors Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petors in the Russian language
Петорсpetors-

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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 Petors
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