Cognomen Pettersen (Pettersen 
, Петтерсен 
, פטרסן 
) , across the world, is a common last name. The cognomen Pettersen is characteristic of Northern Europe, particularly Norway, where it is a common surname, Denmark, where it is quite a rare surname, and Sweden. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Norway, the United States, and Brazil.
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| Pettersen | Denmark, United States, Norway, Sweden, Brazil |
| Петтерсен | Ukraine, Russia |
| פטרסן | Israel |
Petterson, Petterssen, Pettersson, Pettersén, Petterzon, Петерсон, Петтерсон, Петтерссон, เพตเตอร์เซ่น, เพตเตอร์เสน, and เพทเทอร์เซน
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gunerius pettersen Norwegian businessman (1826-1892), NO (b. 1826) |
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| georg pettersen Norwegian politician (b. 1803) |
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hjalmar pettersen librarian and bibliographer from Norway, NO (b. 1856) |
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harald pettersen Norwegian politician (b. 1869) |
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sverre pettersen Norwegian drawer, NO (b. 1884) |
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| karl pettersen (b. 1826) |
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eugen pettersen Norwegian politician (1894-1964), NO (b. 1894) |
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jenny emilie pettersen NO (b. 1886) |
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| carl pettersen Norwegian businessman (b. 1850) |
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arne pettersen Norwegian sailor (b. 1906) |
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| gunerius pettersen Norwegian businessman (1857-1940) (b. 1857) |
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| jonas severin pettersen (b. 1847) |
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barly pettersen (b. 1900) |
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| wilhelm pettersen writer (1860-1932), US (b. 1860) |
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| ingeborg pettersen (b. 1851) |
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