Pétursson Surname
Approximately 1,417 people bear this surname
Pétursson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 1,373 | 1:277 | 42 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Petursson (511) & Pètursson (2) are calculated separately.
Pétursson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pétursson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pétursson is most common in Iceland. It may be found in the variant forms: Petursson or Pètursson. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pétursson? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pétursson is the 274,213th most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 5,142,940 people. The last name Pétursson is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pétursson reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The last name Pétursson is most common in Iceland, where it is held by 1,373 people, or 1 in 277. In Iceland it is mostly found in: Capital Region, where 62 percent are found, Northeastern Region, where 9 percent are found and Southern Peninsula, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Iceland Pétursson exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 1 percent are found and Denmark, where 1 percent are found.
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Pétursson Reference & Research
Peterson DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Peterson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Pétursson
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