Peer Surname

21,386th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Austria

Peer Surname Definition:

For the French Pierre = Peter, q.v.

Peer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,2931:144,9219,200
United States4,9021:73,9418,511
Austria2,9051:2,931281
Saudi Arabia2,2661:13,6171,911
Pakistan2,2221:80,3982,779
South Africa1,4071:38,5064,942
United Arab Emirates9151:10,0131,258
Sri Lanka8771:23,7273,118
Canada5621:65,5627,602
Italy4931:124,05020,272
Germany3661:219,96024,721
Oman3611:10,2161,313
England3291:169,35615,609
Netherlands3261:51,8018,890
Iran3131:245,31218,648
Switzerland2801:29,3324,447
Kuwait2601:14,6181,974
Qatar1591:14,8301,610
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Mauritius1021:12,6812,712
Nigeria981:1,807,57965,389
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Croatia791:53,52710,175
Hungary751:130,88412,125
Australia721:374,94030,993
Slovenia711:35,0386,741
Czechia681:156,37524,047
Thailand661:1,070,278160,486
Russia621:2,324,565137,882
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Taiwan211:1,116,4167,706
Slovakia191:280,86641,728
Israel171:503,39037,521
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Liberia61:734,75629,369
China61:227,886,92811,701
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
France51:13,284,544357,392
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Wales41:773,63329,106
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belize11:355,4743,977
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1221:199,79815,918
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9841:51,0355,781

Peer (107,329) may also be a first name.

Peer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For the French Pierre = Peter, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Same as Pear, which see.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Peer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peer (Hindi: पीर, Marathi: पेर, Russian: Пеер) is most common in India. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 21,386th most numerous last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 285,831 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Peer reside; 34 percent reside in South Asia and 21 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Peer is also the 9,550th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 107,329 people.

The last name Peer is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 5,293 people, or 1 in 144,921. In India it is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 37 percent live, Jammu and Kashmir, where 36 percent live and Maharashtra, where 7 percent live. Excluding India this surname exists in 82 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Austria, where 11 percent live.

Peer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Peer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Peer last name increased 498 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 270 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Peer surname are 31.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 84.73% being registered with the party.

The amount Peer earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 6.27% less than the national average, earning 324,367 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 26.99% more than the national average, earning R 301,776 per year; in United States they earn 4.13% more than the national average, earning $44,931 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.84% more than the national average, earning $53,083 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pe'er893,079/
Peyer892,986/
Peier891,160/
Peere89667/
Pejer89371/
Peerz8929/
Peear8926/
Pheer8924/
Peetr893/
Peerr892/
Peert891/
Vpeer891/
Peuer891/
Peesr891/
Pee866,667/
Per866,598/
Pegger8046/
Payeer8018/
Pegier807/
Pfeier806/
Peyere804/
Peerre803/
Peeyor803/
Pajeer802/
Peerhe801/
Pheyer801/
Paweer801/
Peerrh801/
Paieer801/
Peeior801/
Peejar801/
Pieyer800/
Poweer800/
Poyeer800/
Peyert800/
Pere7522,673/
Peet7512,412/
Perz756,259/
Petr755,528/
Pier755,150/
Pear753,117/
Pert752,673/
Phee752,143/
Peed751,944/
Pees751,321/
Poer75960/
Peea75830/
Perr75676/
Pher75420/
Pehr75404/
Paer75363/
Peir75333/
Pyer75286/
Peez75150/
Perh75123/
Peur75120/
Peep7587/
Peyr7568/
Peeß7551/
Pe'e7541/
Perd7516/
Pesr7514/
Peae7513/
Puer7513/
Perp756/
Perț755/
Peej754/
Pejr753/
Pper752/
Vpee752/
Ppee751/
Hpee751/
Perì751/
Bper751/
Pfer750/
Peey750/
Peerová7391/
Peerova738/
Peerdth738/
Pereher733/
Peierre732/
Peehier731/
Peehard731/
Peihert730/
Pe67121,917/
Power67106,423/
Peart6717,327/
Pujer6713,433/
Payer677,848/
Peyre677,254/
Pauer673,727/
Poyer673,066/
Pehar672,937/
Peets672,220/
Pajer672,050/
Perre672,049/
Paier671,875/
Pojer671,308/
Pierz671,035/
Peard671,010/
Peare67882/
Poier67867/
Peire67664/
Peech67557/
Pájer67546/
Pawer67418/
Páger67296/
Pheea67199/
Pijer67127/
Peett67102/
Phear6791/
Pierr6782/
Poehr6777/
Pejar6772/
Perhe6771/
Puyer6753/
Péger6753/
Paehr6752/
Pferr6749/
Piyer6747/
Pfehr6744/
Peest6739/
Pearr6738/
Phere6735/
Perțe6735/
Peesh6730/
Peure6727/
Páyer6726/
Pferd6724/
Perzh6721/
Pearz6721/
Perrz6719/
Piear6718/
Päger6718/
Perrt6717/
Perhs6717/
Pehre6713/
Pejor6710/
Peess679/
Pfier677/
Piehr677/
Peehs677/
Peyar676/
Phier676/
Pouer675/
Ppaer675/
Pertt675/
Phoer675/
Perzz674/
Peeii674/
Pejir673/
Pheir673/
Pfyer673/
Pejrr673/
Petrr673/
Peiar673/
Høper673/
Perșe673/
Pa'ee673/
Peierová672/
Peeds672/
Petrì672/
Pheez672/
Pheey672/
Pheur671/
Pearh671/
Pearp671/
Peeys671/
Pehez671/
Peirt671/
Perrd671/
Pheej671/
Phees671/
Pheet671/
Petrt671/
Pfeir671/
Pierh671/
Phyer671/
Bpyer671/
Hpper671/
Peyor671/
Petrz671/
Pfoer671/
Peird671/
Pejhe671/
Peehy671/
Peeie671/
Peezz671/
Pesrp671/
Poerr671/
Ppoer671/
P'Eet671/
P'Pee671/
Bpuer671/
Peedt671/
Pheep671/
Phetr671/
Paerr671/
Peeyp671/
Pehyr671/
Peiir671/
Pe'ie671/
Puier670/
Pfert670/
Peior670/
Phaer670/
Pherp670/
Phuer670/
Pherd670/
Pfuer670/
Hpear670/

Peer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peer in the Hindi language
पीरpira-
Peer in the Marathi language
पेरpera-
Peer in the Russian language
Пеерpeer-

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Peer Reference & Research

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Peer
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