Paters Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Paters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1741:97,05315,823
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Paters Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paters (Hindi: पटेश्वर) is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Paters.

How Common Is The Last Name Paters? popularity and diffusion

Paters is the 953,750th most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 26,596,883 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Paters reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Paters is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 97,053. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Overijssel, where 36 percent reside, Limburg, where 24 percent reside and North Brabant, where 12 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

Paters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Paters has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Paters last name rose 633 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Paters Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Paters surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Paters earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.32% less than the national average, earning $41,283 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Patters92161/
Pasters9289/
Peaters9219/
Pathers9213/
Paterse921/
Pautiers8621/
Peasters860/
Peatters860/
Peters83492,279/
Péters83105/
Poters8316/
Patars8311/
Pöters835/
Patirs831/
Patersova801/
Pattersch801/
Peeters7762,837/
Petters772,989/
Potters771,816/
Pethers77538/
Pooters77372/
Pötters77245/
Pétersz7774/
Petersh7744/
Peuters7736/
Peiters7723/
Petersz7718/
Peyters7716/
Peteers7715/
Peterss7712/
Peter's7711/
Petiers779/
Potiers778/
Paytors776/
Posters773/
Pattars772/
Pheters771/
Patarss771/
Potgers771/
Poeters771/
Pïeters771/
Peterrs771/
Poiters771/
Peteirs771/
Pattors770/
Pothers770/
Peators770/
Puiters770/
Poitiers71293/
Poutiers7130/
Pottiers7121/
Poetters7121/
Peijters7117/
Petersch7117/
Pheeters718/
Peetters716/
Pothiers716/
Peitersz711/
Pettiers711/
Peeteers711/
Potter's711/
Petter's711/
Potterss710/
Posterss710/
Pottters710/
Poetears710/
Pettersch6774/
Petirs6716/
Pouthiers678/
Petors677/
Pastirsch675/
Petars675/
Peterß673/
Potars673/
D'Peeters671/
Poytherss671/
Paytherch670/

Paters Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paters in the Hindi language
पटेश्वरpatesvara-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Paters
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