Peetje Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Peetje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peetje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho181:112,92011,579
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Peetje (35) may also be a first name.

Peetje Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peetje has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Peetje? popularity and diffusion

Peetje is the 3,543,123rd most frequently held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Peetje live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Peetje is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 35 people.

Peetje is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 112,920. In Lesotho Peetje is most frequent in: Butha-Buthe District, where 39 percent reside, Maseru District, where 33 percent reside and Leribe District, where 28 percent reside. Barring Lesotho this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 39 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 3 percent reside.

Peetje Last Name Statistics demography

Peetje earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.88% less than the national average, earning R 33,552 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peete913,784/
Petje911,247/
Peeje911/
Peeter83465/
Pietje8336/
Peetes8319/
Peetey8319/
Peetja837/
Peetee834/
Peeteh832/
Peette831/
Pheete831/
Petjie831/
Peetse831/
Petjei831/
Peje801,918/
Peetter7717/
Peetier772/
Peyetie771/
Petjoey771/
Peester770/
Peetett770/
Peeta735,913/
Pezet733,449/
Petja731,471/
Phete73573/
Petet73431/
Peset73411/
Petee73332/
Potje73308/
Pitje73235/
Piete73224/
Peege73169/
Patje73139/
Peese73113/
Peeze7380/
Petej7378/
Pegee7352/
Petaj7342/
Peget7339/
Peety7325/
Pezee7315/
Petji7311/
Pesee738/
Peece736/
Pejee734/
Peeji733/
Pejey732/
Pecee732/
Petuj732/
Peaje732/
Peatj732/
Pedje731/
Pejei731/
Peejeesh711/
Pehetier711/
Pfeester710/
Piette6710,001/
Pettet671,826/
Peetha671,541/
Petiet67879/
Pettee67567/
Peteet67358/
Peheta67242/
Petaja67179/
Phethe67176/
Piethe67164/
Petett67155/
Petzet67137/
Perzee67123/
Peşget67120/
Peštaj67103/
Petija67101/
Peatee6789/
Peetaa6785/
Patjie6771/
Pegehe6760/
Pattje6746/
Peijer6744/
Pesets6731/
Pheege6731/
Pestaj6730/
Petjui6727/
Petdji6722/
Petjoi6720/
Petsee6720/
Pezzee6715/
Pihtje6715/
Poetie6713/
Peetsi6712/
Peteer6711/
Petets6710/
Pestet679/
Peejay678/
Pesetz678/
Phetye678/
Peetta676/
Pietze676/
Pezzet676/
Peegee675/
Peggee675/
Pesett675/
Peysee675/
Pezeeh675/
Pheter675/
Phetse675/
Peeser674/
Pheeta674/
Peasee674/
Peegea673/
Peteei673/
Pitjie673/
Phetes672/
Peteit672/
Pesehe672/
Peaget672/
Peezed672/
Peecee672/
Pietie672/
Petehe672/
Peeger672/
Peesee672/
Pfeter672/
Petjit672/
Peeges671/
Peethi671/
Peetty671/
Peezee671/
Pheeti671/
Petees671/
Petejj671/
Pitije671/
Pijeet671/
Pethet671/
Peazee671/
Pesget671/
Pfiete671/
Phetet671/
Phetie671/
Pedget671/
Peijes671/
Peitee671/
Peezit671/
Peiset671/
Potjie671/
Pitjea671/
Paetie671/
Patjee671/
Peteaj671/
Peseee671/
Petget671/
Petjuy671/
Peesit671/
Patjei671/
Petyet670/
Peteed670/
Peetis670/
Pestee670/
Peesey670/
Peezer670/

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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 Peetje
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