Petrson Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Petrson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petrson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Petrson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petrson (Russian: Петрсон) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,876,555th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name Petrson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Petrson are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 13,940,728. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 12 percent are found, Minnesota, where 12 percent are found and Texas, where 12 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 20 percent are found and Austria, where 9 percent are found.

Petrson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Petrson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Petrson surname grew 118 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petrson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Petrson last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Petrson earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 13.03% more than the national average, earning $48,772 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.85% less than the national average, earning $34,854 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petrrson935/
Pietrson933/
Petrsion931/
Pettrson930/
Person9225,400/
Peiterson8836/
Peeterson8831/
Peaterson8811/
Pearson86241,783/
Persson86119,065/
Pierson8649,626/
Pehrson863,438/
Peirson862,089/
Persoon861,721/
Pherson86765/
Peerson86524/
Persohn86497/
Perszon86164/
Persone86124/
Pershon86111/
Persion8657/
Perrson8627/
Personn8624/
Perhson8617/
Persong8614/
Petrsen8610/
Persyon866/
Pesrson863/
Peurson862/
Persond862/
Persoin861/
Peatterson820/
Personne801,478/
Pehrsson801,230/
Perschon80582/
Phearson80103/
Persoone8073/
Phersson8050/
Pearsson8021/
Piersson8015/
Pierrson808/
Pyterson807/
Perssion805/
Pearsone803/
Peasrson803/
Pietrsen803/
Peahrson802/
Pearsion802/
Pehrshon802/
Ppearson801/
Pearsonh801/
Pearsoon801/
Peherson801/
Peirsson801/
Perrsson801/
Pershohn801/
Pearscon801/
Peersoon801/
Petrsung801/
Ppierson800/
Pershong800/
Pherrson800/
Pehrsont800/
Phierson800/
Pearsosn800/
Pirson774,105/
Persen771,192/
Persan77760/
Perzon77109/
Pärson7782/
Perßon7758/
Persom7753/
Peršon7734/
Persén7721/
Perjon7720/
Percon7718/
Persán774/
Pyrson771/
Peitersen75649/
Pejtersen75414/
Personová7567/
Personova7528/
Peetersen755/
Phetrsang755/
Payterson752/
D'Pierson752/
Peatersen750/
Poirson712,501/
Persand711,369/
Persian711,062/
Pearzon71193/
Peersen71158/
Perdjon71156/
Pershan71141/
Pärsson7196/
Persant7182/
Persang7164/
Perchon7160/
Pehrsen7142/
Piersen7137/
Perssen7130/
Persien7122/
Pearsen7119/
Persane7118/
Perjoon7118/
Pehrßon7114/
Peittersen7112/
Pearsom7111/
Persionova719/
Pearsan718/
Pehrzon718/
Perssom716/
Perszen715/
Pairson714/
Pearsonová713/
Phersen713/
Pyorson712/
Pirrson712/
Pierzon712/
Pearxon711/
Peersan711/
Peircon711/
Pyrsson711/
Persann711/
Pirsson711/
Pihrson711/
Perssan711/
Peursen711/
Pirsion711/
Pirsohn711/
Pirsoon711/
Phersom711/
Pearcon710/
Piersan710/
Peirsen710/
Phirson710/
Peirsom710/
Phersan710/
Pergion710/
Puirson710/
Pershand672/
Perschan671/
Poisrson671/
Peurssen671/
Pearsand671/
Perchoon671/
Poirsson671/
Pershang671/
Phairson671/
Pehrssen670/
Pearshan670/

Petrson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petrson in the Russian language
Петрсонpetrson-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petrson
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