Petson Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Petson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines301:3,374,607147,509
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
England141:3,979,861125,553
India131:59,005,029552,550
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Petson (739) may also be a first name.

Petson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petson (Marathi: पॅटसन, Russian: Петсон) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,589,322nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 43 percent of Petson live; 30 percent live in Southeast Asia and 23 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 302,719th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 739 people.

The last name Petson is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 3,374,607. In The Philippines it is most common in: Soccsksargen, where 60 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 20 percent reside and Central Visayas, where 13 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines Petson is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 15 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.

Petson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Petson has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Petson surname expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Petson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Petson earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.69% less than the national average, earning $29,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petsong92249/
Phetson9268/
Peetson9259/
Peatson9232/
Petsonk9227/
Pettson928/
Petsion922/
Petsone922/
Petsoon921/
Petsson921/
Peson91110/
Phetsong86237/
Pethsong8616/
Petchson866/
Pestsong862/
Peattson861/
Phetsion861/
Peatsong861/
Petschon860/
Peateson860/
Pecson834,119/
Pesson831,037/
Pitson83826/
Peason83330/
Petsom83177/
Pieson8371/
Petsen8365/
Peuson8354/
Petsan8341/
Peyson8337/
Peshon8335/
Peison8335/
Petsun8334/
Petsén8318/
Pesong8317/
Pesion8317/
Petzon8316/
Pedson8310/
Pesone835/
Petcon833/
Peeson833/
Pheson832/
Pexson832/
Pehson831/
Phethsong801/
Peysson77999/
Pession77705/
Petsang77318/
Pittson77228/
Peschon77175/
Phetsom77123/
Petchon77106/
Pitshon7796/
Petsung7772/
Phetsen7770/
Peisson7768/
Pessone7766/
Phetsan7766/
Pitsong7751/
Paitson7744/
Petsane7726/
Peshong7721/
Peadson7717/
Peasson7714/
Pessong7713/
Piesson7712/
Pescion779/
Pethsen776/
Petsoom775/
Phedson773/
Peitsan772/
Peisong772/
Pitsson772/
Pheison771/
Pettsan771/
Phitson771/
Peutsan771/
Peyshon771/
Peasone771/
Pestsan771/
Pitsone771/
Phetsun771/
Petshom771/
Pethsom771/
Peesong771/
Pedsong771/
Pechson771/
Peatsom771/
Peusson770/
Phesson770/
Pesen732,209/
Pison731,999/
Pezon73369/
Pesan73199/
Pecon73141/
Pyson7360/
Peçon7314/
Pesom735/
Päson731/
Pexon731/
Peschong71272/
Phetsang71254/
Pitschon71129/
Peshound71109/
Phetsung71106/
Pesochin7142/
Petshane7132/
Pitshone7113/
Petschan7113/
Pehesson719/
Pethsang719/
Pethsung715/
Petchong715/
Pesochyn715/
Petchonn714/
Petchsan714/
Petchgon712/
Petchsen712/
Pethsoom712/
Peetzsen711/
Pesonova711/
Pitchson711/
Pessoung711/
Pitsiong711/
Phetsane711/
Phetsant711/
Phedsong711/
Poitsong711/
Pittsjon710/
Paiteson710/
Petszsen710/
Payson672,672/
Pechon672,233/
Paison671,500/
Poison671,233/
Pisson67470/
Picson67318/
Pessan67290/
Pisone67212/
Peczon67195/
Peacon67170/
Pytsan67168/
Pysson67145/
Pesang67139/
Petzen67133/
Peshan67125/
Pesian67116/
Peysen67110/
Petsanova6797/
Pitsun6789/
Piezon6784/
Pesane6778/
Pytsun6777/
Pecsen6774/
Pitsan6764/
Peisen6760/
Piesen6759/
Phison6759/
Pitcon6757/
Pishon6757/
Petcan6748/
Pessen6744/
Peusen6742/
Pisong6731/
Peisan6729/
Pioson6725/
Phetshane6725/
Petcen6724/
Petzén6718/
Phesan6716/
Poyson6715/
Peysan6715/
Pision6710/
Peesen676/
Peshonova674/
Piszon674/
Pezzon674/
Petchgoon674/
Pitsen673/
Petsam673/
Pisont673/
Pitzon672/
Peycon672/
Peasan672/
Puison672/
Peusan672/
Physon672/
Pytsen672/
Peuzon672/
Pidson672/
Pisoon672/
Pecion671/
Peesan671/
Piecon671/
Petzan671/
Piesan671/
Pecsén671/
Pessonova671/
Pesand671/
Pyoson671/
Petchhong671/
Peshom670/
Pixson670/

Petson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petson in the Marathi language
पॅटसनpetasana-
Petson in the Russian language
Петсонpetson-

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