Petorson Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Tajikistan

Petorson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petorson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Petorson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petorson (Russian: Пэторсон) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petorson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Petorson are found; 63 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 63 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Petorson is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 24,020,509. In Russia Petorson is primarily found in: Bashkortostan Republic, where 17 percent are found, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 17 percent are found and Kirov Oblast, where 17 percent are found. Barring Russia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 13 percent are found and Tajikistan, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pettorson941/
Pettorsson8931/
Peturson8850/
Pitorson8823/
Petarson886/
Petursson82511/
Pettarsson781/
Pitarson757/
Petarsan751/
Petarsen751/
Pétursson711,417/
Petarshan713/
Pètursson712/
Pitarsan638/
Pitarsen631/
Paitarsan591/

Petorson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petorson in the Russian language
Пэторсонpetorson-

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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 Petorson
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