Across the world, Petersen (Petersen 
, Петерсен 
, פטרסן 
) is a rare mostly boy's, but infrequently feminine given name. The forename Petersen is habitual in Namibia, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Denmark, where it is quite a rare unisex name, and Sweden, where it is a rare girly name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in China, Namibia, and Denmark. Much more frequently, Petersen is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Petersen | Germany, South Africa, Australia, United States, Denmark |
| Петерсен | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine |
| פטרסן | Israel |
| ปีเตอร์เซน | Thailand |
Pedersen, Pederson, Pedersén, Peitersen, Peter, Petersohn, Peterson, Petersson, Petersèn, Petersén, Pietersen, Pieterson, Pétersen, Pëtersen, Педерсен, Петер, Петерсон, Петерссон, Питерсен, Питерсон, פדרסן, פטר, פטרסון, بيتر, เพเธอร์เซ่น, ピーター, ピーターソン, ペーター, 彼得, 彼德, and 피더슨
Petersen is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| burgher abraham petersen, of gothenburg 1679 - 30 Jun 1729 Göteborg (b. 1679) |
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peter petersen Norwegian painter (1794-1858), NO (b. 1794) |
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peter petersen Danish sculptor (1810-1892), DK (b. 1810) |
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| peter petersen Norwegian mining engineer, ironworks manager and politician, NO (b. 1767) |
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peter petersen Norwegian businessman, NO (b. 1821) |
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| gottlieb petersen SE (b. 1771) |
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| peter christian petersen Norwegian admiral (1791-1853) (b. 1791) |
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| peter christian petersen (b. 1785) |
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| lorenz petersen Danish painter (1803-1870), DE (b. 1803) |
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| zacharias petersen Danish drawer (b. 1811) |
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| peter magnus petersen Norwegian shipowner (b. 1816) |
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kasper petersen Norwegian politician and farmer, NO (b. 1867) |
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| siegwart petersen Norwegian historian (1826-1878) (b. 1826) |
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| mons andreas petersen Norwegian farmer (b. 1829) |
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magne hermod petersen NO (b. 1874) |
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