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
Petrens is most common in Belgium. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Petrens? popularity and diffusion
Petrens is the 1,718,748th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname Petrens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Petrens live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 116,128. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 75 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 25 percent live. Not including Belgium this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs 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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