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 last name Petson (Marathi: पॅटसन, Russian: Петсон) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Petson is the 1,589,322nd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. It occurs mostly 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 widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 739 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 3,374,607. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Soccsksargen, where 60 percent live, Calabarzon, where 20 percent live and Central Visayas, where 13 percent live. Other than The Philippines this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 15 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live.

Petson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Petson has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 233 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Petson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Petson surname 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petson
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