Peturs Surname

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

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

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

Peturs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peturs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Péturs (3) are calculated separately.

Peturs (19) may also be a first name.

Peturs Last Name Facts

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

Peturs is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur as a variant: Péturs. For other potential spellings of Peturs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peturs? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Peturs occurs mostly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Peturs reside; 38 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 38 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name worldwide, held by 19 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea Peturs is most frequent in: Chimbu, where 33 percent reside, Enga, where 33 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 33 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 13 percent reside and Iceland, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Péturs943/
Pethurst8650/
Pieteurs861/
Petirs8316/
Petors837/
Paturs830/
Petoors77298/
Petiers779/
Peators770/
Pettirs770/
Pitteurs7141/
Petirsch7123/
Petoorse711/
Pettorss711/
Pettiers711/
Pettirsch6741/
Pitors671/
Patirs671/
Paytors626/
Pitoors623/
Pittoors57430/
Poitiers57293/

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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
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  • 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 Peturs
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