Petsen Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Petsen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 47 | 1:4,554,773 | 120,089 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
The alternate forms: Petsén (18) are calculated separately.
Petsen (33) may also be a first name.
Petsen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petsen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Petsen (Russian: Петсен) occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Petsén. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Petsen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Petsen is the 2,372,517th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname Petsen is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Petsen live; 72 percent live in South America and 72 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 33 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 4,554,773. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 98 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 2 percent live. Outside of Brazil this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 22 percent live and Poland, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Petsen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Petsen in the Russian language | ||
| Петсен | petsen | - |
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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 Petsen
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