Petursson Surname

606,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iceland

Petursson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petursson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Iceland1171:3,249458
Canada1061:347,60031,502
Denmark451:125,43811,414
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Faroe Islands151:3,267375
Norway151:342,81932,589
Greenland71:8,054710
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

The alternate forms: Pétursson (1,417) & Pètursson (2) are calculated separately.

Petursson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petursson is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Pétursson or Pètursson. For other possible spellings of Petursson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petursson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 606,498th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 14,261,342 people. The last name Petursson is predominantly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Petursson reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Petursson is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 129 people, or 1 in 2,809,759. In The United States Petursson is primarily found in: California, where 16 percent live, Maryland, where 16 percent live and Florida, where 16 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Iceland, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 21 percent live.

Petursson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Petursson surname are 11.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.52% registered with the party.

The amount Petursson earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 8.34% more than the national average, earning 374,936 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.54% more than the national average, earning $44,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.92% more than the national average, earning $52,624 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pétursson961,417/
Pètursson962/
Peturson9450/
Patursson89165/
Pettorsson8431/
Petorson828/
Paturson822/
Peatirson782/
Pettorson781/
Pietirson781/
Pettirson780/
Pitorson7123/
Pattirson676/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petursson
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