Petser Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Petser Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Petser Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petser Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Petser is more commonly found in Estonia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Petser? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,274,477th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Petser reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in Baltic Europe.
The last name Petser is most commonly used in Estonia, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 42,639. Barring Estonia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 8 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.
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Petser Reference & Research
Pittser DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Pittser FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Petser
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis