Peeters Surname

9,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62,837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Peeters Surname User-submission:

Dutch: patronymic from a vernacular form of the personal name, Petrus.

Peeters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium41,2601:2791
Netherlands15,8291:1,06746
United States1,3551:267,49725,163
Germany1,1651:69,1038,841
France8131:81,70111,575
Canada5451:67,6077,793
Australia3651:73,9618,690
Thailand1881:375,73665,946
England1661:335,65124,624
Spain1511:309,61618,455
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Switzerland1031:79,7379,154
New Zealand1011:44,8357,402
Brazil971:2,206,95268,831
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Norway371:138,98117,684
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Luxembourg311:18,7274,129
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Paraguay231:314,6414,957
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Monaco121:3,089236
Austria91:946,15970,786
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Denmark81:705,58939,626
China71:195,331,65210,124
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2141:234,66719,701

Peeters (131) may also be a first name.

Peeters Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Dutch: patronymic from a vernacular form of the personal name, Petrus.

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Peeters Last Name Facts

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

Peeters occurs most in Belgium. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peeters? popularity and diffusion

It is the 9,013th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 115,975 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Peeters reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Peeters is also the 811,108th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 131 people.

It is the most widely held last name in one country:Belgium, where 66 percent reside. This last name is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 41,260 people, or 1 in 279. In Belgium Peeters is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 85 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 10 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent reside. Besides Belgium this surname occurs in 96 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Peeters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Peeters has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 633 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,660 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 300 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peeters Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Peeters last name are 35.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.79% being registered with the political party.

The amount Peeters earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 25.53% less than the national average, earning 257,737 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1.33% more than the national average, earning R 240,804 per year; in United States they earn 17.9% more than the national average, earning $50,871 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.89% less than the national average, earning $49,243 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peeterse93104/
Pheeters938/
Peetters936/
Peeteers931/
Peters92492,279/
Peetrs925/
D'Peeters881/
Pieters8633,154/
Petters862,989/
Peterse861,429/
Pethers86538/
Petersh8644/
Peuters8636/
Peiters8623/
Peaters8619/
Petersz8618/
Peterst8616/
Peyters8616/
Peteers8615/
Peterss8612/
Peter's8611/
Petiers869/
Peeterß868/
Petesrs865/
Petersd864/
Petgers864/
Petetrs862/
Poeters861/
Peetars861/
Pheters861/
Peterrs861/
Peteirs861/
Pïeters861/
Pıeters861/
Petrs8349/
Peetersová821/
Pietersz806,393/
Poetters8021/
Peijters8017/
Petersch8017/
Pietters803/
Petersse802/
Pettiers801/
Peitersz801/
Petter's801/
Pietiers801/
Pieteurs801/
Peatters800/
Peasters800/
Poetears800/
Piters77647/
Paters77274/
Péters77105/
Pietrs7740/
Poters7716/
Petirs7716/
Petors777/
Petars775/
Pöters775/
Petrsh773/
Pettrs773/
Peterß773/
Pyters771/
Pettersch7574/
Petersová7514/
Potters711,816/
Pitters711,026/
Pisters71920/
Pithers71563/
Pötters71245/
Patters71161/
Pétersz7174/
Pitersz7116/
Pathers7113/
Piteers7111/
Piterse7110/
Potiers718/
Pietrsz716/
Peterze715/
Pettersová713/
Pettars713/
Pietars712/
Phiters711/
Phyters711/
Poiters711/
Petrsse711/
Pettirs710/
Pothers710/
Peterce710/
Peators710/
Puiters710/
Poitiers67293/
Pitteurs6741/
Poutiers6730/
Petirsch6723/
Pautiers6721/
Pottiers6721/
Petrš6710/
Pothiers676/
Pijsters676/
Petrsová676/
Pitrs673/
Pfisters671/
Pettorss671/
Pittersz671/
Petrsova671/
Potter's671/
Petrx671/
Potterss670/
Pottters670/
Petterze670/

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Peeters Reference & Research

Peters DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Peters FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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