Pettson Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Sweden

Pettson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pettson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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 occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pettson? popularity and diffusion

Pettson is the 6,723,624th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Pettson are found; 88 percent are found in South America and 88 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 32 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 30,582,047. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Rio de Janeiro, where 43 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 14 percent reside and Paraíba, where 14 percent reside. Other than Brazil this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peattson931/
Petson92128/
Petsong86249/
Pittson86228/
Phetson8668/
Peetson8659/
Peatson8632/
Petsonk8627/
Petsion862/
Petsone862/
Pettsan861/
Petsoon861/
Petsson861/
Peson83110/
Phetsong80237/
Pethsong8016/
Petchson806/
Pestsong802/
Phetsion801/
Peatsong801/
Petschon800/
Pittsjon800/
Peateson800/
Pecson774,119/
Pesson771,037/
Pitson77826/
Peason77330/
Petsom77177/
Pieson7771/
Petsen7765/
Peuson7754/
Petsan7741/
Peyson7737/
Peshon7735/
Peison7735/
Petsun7734/
Petsén7718/
Pesong7717/
Pesion7717/
Petzon7716/
Pedson7710/
Pesone775/
Petcon773/
Peeson773/
Pheson772/
Pexson772/
Pehson771/
Phethsong751/
Peysson71999/
Pession71705/
Petsang71318/
Peschon71175/
Phetsom71123/
Petchon71106/
Pitshon7196/
Petsung7172/
Phetsen7170/
Peisson7168/
Pessone7166/
Phetsan7166/
Pitsong7151/
Paitson7144/
Petsane7126/
Peshong7121/
Peadson7117/
Peasson7114/
Pessong7113/
Piesson7112/
Pescion719/
Pethsen716/
Petsoom715/
Phedson713/
Peitsan712/
Peisong712/
Pitsson712/
Pheison711/
Phitson711/
Peutsan711/
Peyshon711/
Peasone711/
Pestsan711/
Pitsone711/
Phetsun711/
Petshom711/
Pethsom711/
Peesong711/
Pedsong711/
Pechson711/
Peatsom711/
Pittsen710/
Peusson710/
Phesson710/
Pesen672,209/
Pison671,999/
Pezon67369/
Peschong67272/
Phetsang67254/
Pesan67199/
Pecon67141/
Pitschon67129/
Peshound67109/
Phetsung67106/
Pyson6760/
Pesochin6742/
Petshane6732/
Peçon6714/
Pitshone6713/
Petschan6713/
Pehesson679/
Pethsang679/
Pesom675/
Pethsung675/
Petchong675/
Pesochyn675/
Petchonn674/
Petchsan674/
Petchgon672/
Petchsen672/
Pethsoom672/
Peettezhsan671/
Peetzsen671/
Pesonova671/
Pitchson671/
Pittsand671/
Pessoung671/
Pitsiong671/
Päson671/
Pexon671/
Phetsane671/
Phedsong671/
Poitsong671/
Paiteson670/
Petszsen670/

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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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