8,469 people named Petersen work outside their country of origin. Most are in United Kingdom, United States, Australia.
| Country | People |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1,572 |
| United States | 1,551 |
| Australia | 669 |
| Germany | 494 |
| Denmark | 419 |
| Sweden | 387 |
| Canada | 341 |
| France | 340 |
| Switzerland | 314 |
| Netherlands | 290 |
| Norway | 262 |
| Spain | 216 |
| Finland | 163 |
| South Africa | 119 |
| Ireland | 111 |
| Belgium | 96 |
| Italy | 86 |
| United Arab Emirates | 72 |
| India | 69 |
| Japan | 66 |
| New Zealand | 58 |
| Singapore | 50 |
| Austria | 49 |
| China | 46 |
| Luxembourg | 41 |
| Poland | 41 |
| Brazil | 34 |
| Greenland | 33 |
| Mexico | 30 |
| Hong Kong | 30 |
| Faroe Islands | 24 |
| Türkiye | 20 |
| Portugal | 18 |
| Argentina | 18 |
| Iceland | 15 |
| Chile | 15 |
| Kenya | 14 |
| Czechia | 14 |
| Greece | 14 |
| Israel | 13 |
| Malta | 13 |
| Russian Federation | 12 |
| Thailand | 12 |
| Malaysia | 11 |
| Hungary | 10 |
| Philippines | 9 |
| Colombia | 7 |
| Indonesia | 7 |
| Estonia | 7 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6 |
| Vietnam | 6 |
| Pakistan | 6 |
| South Korea | 5 |
| Romania | 5 |
| Croatia | 5 |
| Qatar | 5 |
| Taiwan | 5 |
| Other | 124 |
| Country of origin | People |
|---|---|
| Denmark | 3,513 |
| United States | 1,713 |
| Germany | 572 |
| South Africa | 468 |
| United Kingdom | 449 |
| Australia | 354 |
| Canada | 191 |
| Netherlands | 155 |
| Norway | 128 |
| Sweden | 118 |
| New Zealand | 93 |
| France | 66 |
| Brazil | 63 |
| India | 61 |
| Argentina | 60 |
| Switzerland | 36 |
| Philippines | 28 |
| Chile | 27 |
| Belgium | 26 |
| Mexico | 20 |
| Poland | 20 |
| Russian Federation | 19 |
| Faroe Islands | 13 |
| China | 13 |
| Israel | 13 |
| Iceland | 12 |
| Portugal | 12 |
| Spain | 11 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 |
| Austria | 10 |
| Czechia | 10 |
| Ireland | 10 |
| Japan | 10 |
| Italy | 8 |
| Estonia | 8 |
| Singapore | 8 |
| Indonesia | 7 |
| Malta | 7 |
| Peru | 7 |
| Serbia | 6 |
| Greenland | 6 |
| Pakistan | 6 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 |
| Uruguay | 5 |
| Nigeria | 5 |
| Greece | 5 |
| Luxembourg | 5 |
| Other | 75 |
| Industry | People |
|---|---|
| Other / unknown | 8,163 |
| Professional and scientific | 40 |
| Manufacturing | 34 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 33 |
| Administrative and support | 25 |
| Information and communication | 23 |
| Real estate | 19 |
| Electricity, gas and steam | 18 |
| Education | 15 |
| Construction | 15 |
| Other services | 13 |
| Finance and insurance | 11 |
| Health and social work | 11 |
| Transport and storage | 11 |
| Arts and recreation | 10 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 10 |
| Households | 9 |
| Other | 9 |
Counts of people with this surname recorded in a country other than their country of origin, from company registers, ORCID, VIAF, Wikidata and career records; origin may be recorded or estimated from the name. Groups under 5 people are folded into "Other". Nobody is named on this page.
Aggregate statistics from official company registers, ORCID, VIAF and Wikidata, compiled by compatriots.net · data build v3_20261030. No individual is named on this page. See methodology & privacy.