Petzen Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Petzen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petzen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil781:2,744,54381,769
United States441:8,237,703362,142
England81:6,964,757184,742
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Petzén (18) are calculated separately.

Petzen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petzen occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Petzén. Click here to see other potential spellings of Petzen.

How Common Is The Last Name Petzen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,551,568th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. Petzen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Petzen reside; 59 percent reside in South America and 59 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 2,744,543. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 44 percent reside, Paraná, where 23 percent reside and Santa Catarina, where 21 percent reside. Beside Brazil it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Petzen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Petzen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Petzen surname grew 489 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Petzen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Petzen last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Petzen earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.37% more than the national average, earning $52,800 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petzén9418/
Peetzen9212/
Petzgen923/
Petzien921/
Pezen91118/
Pietrzen8614/
Peetzsen861/
Petszsen860/
Pitzen831,554/
Patzen83155/
Petsen8365/
Petgen8346/
Petcen8324/
Peczen8323/
Petzon8316/
Pejzen8313/
Petzem833/
Peazen831/
Petzan831/
Poezen831/
Petzing77213/
Petzina7790/
Peitgen7777/
Phetsen7770/
Petchen7722/
Petseng7720/
Pethsen776/
Pethjen773/
Petsaen772/
Pettgen771/
Petjeng771/
Petjeen771/
Potzien770/
Pezin73848/
Peçen73837/
Pazen73648/
Pezon73369/
Pecen73286/
Pozen73247/
Pezan73206/
Pizen7317/
Pezán736/
Pezyn733/
Pezón731/
Patzn731/
Pfetzing71485/
Petschen71180/
Phetseng7165/
Phetsaen7113/
Phetchen7112/
Phetjeen716/
Peatsent712/
Pietrzyn712/
Petchsen712/
Pietrzan711/
Pietrzeń711/
Peizienė711/
Peetzing711/
Phetzing710/
Peateson710/
Patzan679,709/
Pezzin671,564/
Pechen671,366/
Peuzin67196/
Peczon67195/
Petson67128/
Patzán6790/
Piezon6784/
Pecsen6774/
Poezyn6758/
Pezhan6753/
Petcan6748/
Petsan6741/
Payzen6728/
Petsin6725/
Patsen6725/
Pötgen6725/
Paezan6723/
Petsyn6721/
Paizen6721/
Peyzan6721/
Patzin6721/
Petsén6718/
Piezin6718/
Potsen6711/
Pitzén6711/
Peczán6710/
Potzin676/
Peczan676/
Petcon673/
Pitcen673/
Pitsen673/
Peezhn673/
Pitzon672/
Petzinová672/
Poizen672/
Patzon672/
Pytsen672/
Pizzen672/
Peuzon672/
Patzàn672/
Pozeen671/
Pfozen671/
Petcin671/
Petjin671/
Peizan671/
Peeznn671/
Pitzin671/
Petjem671/
Pitzan671/
Petchchen671/
Pezsin671/
Peccen671/
Potzon670/

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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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  • 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 Petzen
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