Piterson Surname

685,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Panama

Piterson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piterson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1071:1,235,97486,893
Russia871:1,656,587109,852
Panama691:56,6992,645
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Greece211:527,60966,013
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Costa Rica121:398,3393,755
Colombia111:4,343,09717,306
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
India91:85,229,487684,495
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Piterson (1,567) may also be a first name.

Piterson Last Name Facts

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

Piterson (Bengali: পিতারসন, Russian: Питерсон) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Piterson.

How Common Is The Last Name Piterson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Piterson is the 685,266th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 16,830,360 people. The surname Piterson is predominantly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Piterson reside; 21 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 21 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Piterson is also the 195,636th most common first name worldwide, held by 1,567 people.

The last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 107 people, or 1 in 1,235,974. In Indonesia Piterson is most common in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 41 percent live, Papua, where 16 percent live and East Kalimantan, where 11 percent live. Beside Indonesia this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 20 percent live and Panama, where 16 percent live.

Piterson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Piterson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Piterson last name fell 66 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Piterson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Piterson last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Piterson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 44.27% less than the national average, earning $12,653,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 49.48% more than the national average, earning $64,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pieterson943,770/
Pitterson94947/
Peiterson9436/
Pitersson943/
Phiterson942/
Peterson88428,128/
Piterzon8827/
Pitersen8818/
Pyterson887/
Péterson883/
Pitersan882/
Pitersonova841/
Piettersson840/
Petersson8232,491/
Pietersen8230,789/
Petterson829,311/
Petersone823,461/
Petersohn822,579/
Peitersen82649/
Pheterson82103/
Peeterson8231/
Piterzoen8224/
Petherson8220/
Petersonn8220/
Peaterson8211/
Petersonh827/
Petersoin824/
Pētersone824/
Pittersen824/
Peteerson823/
Petersond823/
Petersion823/
Pietersun823/
Peterrson822/
Payterson822/
Bpeterson822/
Petersont822/
Petershon822/
Petersoon821/
Petersosn821/
Petesrson821/
Pétterson821/
Petersonė821/
Pietersan821/
Pietirson821/
Pesterson820/
Pettersson7870,409/
Piettersen7863/
Pettersone7823/
Peterssohn7815/
Peittersen7812/
Pettersohn788/
D'Peterson786/
Pijttersen784/
Pettersonn782/
Pettersoen781/
Petersjohn781/
Pietersien781/
Pieterssen781/
Petteerson781/
Peatterson780/
Petersen75282,636/
Petersén75407/
Peterzon75110/
Petersan7540/
Petersom7517/
Peterßon7516/
Petersun756/
Pétersen753/
Petercon751/
Peterjon751/
Petersèn751/
Petirson750/
Petersonova7419/
Petersonová743/
Petterssson741/
Pettersen7127,680/
Pejtersen71414/
Peterssen71353/
Pettersén7134/
Petterzon7132/
Petersian716/
Pettersan715/
Peetersen715/
Bpetersen714/
Pethersen712/
Petersesn712/
Peatirson712/
Petersien712/
Ppetersen711/
Peteersen711/
Petérsson711/
Pyttersom711/
Peterssom711/
Pethersan711/
Peatersen710/
Pettirson710/
Petersand710/
Petterssen6752/
Peterschun6715/
Petterssén676/
Peterhjohn672/
Petterssonová671/
D'Petersen671/
Petterjohn670/
Petershane670/

Piterson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Piterson in the Bengali language
পিতারসনpitarasana-
Piterson in the Russian language
Питерсонpiterson-

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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 Piterson
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