Pjetursson Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Iceland

Pjetursson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Pjetursson Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark371:152,56013,318
Iceland271:14,0771,243
England11:55,718,059489,080

Pjetursson Last Name Facts

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

Pjetursson is found most in Denmark. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pjetursson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,372,517th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pjetursson are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most numerous in Denmark, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 152,560. In Denmark it is most numerous in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 84 percent live and Region Zealand, where 16 percent live. Barring Denmark this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Iceland, where 42 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pjettursson9510/
Pjetorsson901/
Pietirson741/
Padgett-Rawson581/
Padgett Harrison541/

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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 Pjetursson
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