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

The last name Piterson (Bengali: পিতারসন, Russian: Питерсон) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Piterson.

How Common Is The Last Name Piterson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 685,266th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 16,830,360 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Piterson are found; 21 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 21 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 195,636th most numerous forename internationally, borne by 1,567 people.

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

Piterson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Piterson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Piterson last name declined 66 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Piterson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Piterson surname is primarily Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Piterson surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being 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

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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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