Petrens Surname
Approximately 113 people bear this surname
Petrens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 99 | 1:116,128 | 17,169 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Petrens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petrens Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Petrens is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Petrens? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,718,748th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Petrens reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name Petrens is most frequent in Belgium, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 116,128. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 75 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Belgium it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in France, where 6 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petriens | 93 | 1 | / |
| Perens | 92 | 115 | / |
| Pierens | 86 | 435 | / |
| Perrens | 86 | 292 | / |
| Peirens | 86 | 155 | / |
| Peerens | 86 | 71 | / |
| Petrenz | 86 | 60 | / |
| Perzens | 86 | 22 | / |
| Petryns | 86 | 7 | / |
| Petrins | 86 | 2 | / |
| Pehrens | 86 | 0 | / |
| Perenss | 86 | 0 | / |
| Perns | 83 | 18 | / |
| Perriens | 80 | 53 | / |
| Petrenze | 80 | 1 | / |
| Perrenst | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pirens | 77 | 203 | / |
| Perenz | 77 | 74 | / |
| Perins | 77 | 44 | / |
| Pearns | 77 | 11 | / |
| Pernås | 77 | 4 | / |
| Patrns | 77 | 1 | / |
| Perenx | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pherns | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pernns | 77 | 1 | / |
| Perrns | 77 | 0 | / |
| Peurns | 77 | 0 | / |
| Perrins | 71 | 2,724 | / |
| Perenje | 71 | 473 | / |
| Pierenz | 71 | 35 | / |
| Perrenx | 71 | 25 | / |
| Pernsch | 71 | 18 | / |
| Pierins | 71 | 18 | / |
| Pergins | 71 | 11 | / |
| Patrins | 71 | 9 | / |
| Perenze | 71 | 8 | / |
| Perence | 71 | 3 | / |
| Periëns | 71 | 1 | / |
| Perinse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Perzins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Perinns | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pirns | 67 | 57 | / |
| Pernz | 67 | 23 | / |
| Perriëns | 67 | 11 | / |
| Petrince | 67 | 1 | / |
| Perrence | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Petrens
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