Pettson Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Pettson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Pettson (32) may also be a first name.
Pettson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pettson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pettson is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pettson.
How Common Is The Last Name Pettson? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pettson is the 6,723,624th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Pettson live; 88 percent live in South America and 88 percent live in Luso-South America. Pettson is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 32 people.
The surname Pettson is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 30,582,047. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Rio de Janeiro, where 43 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 14 percent live and Paraíba, where 14 percent live. Beside Brazil it is found in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 13 percent live.
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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 Pettson
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