Pelteret Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Pelteret Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelteret Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Pelteret Last Name Facts

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

Pelteret occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelteret? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,776,799th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Pelteret live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Pelteret is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 1,289,945. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 98 percent are found and Free State, where 2 percent are found. Not including South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Pelteret Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pelteret has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Pelteret last name grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pelteret Last Name Statistics demography

Pelteret earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.04% less than the national average, earning R 154,380 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peltere930/
Pelterer886/
Peltiere883/
Peltire802/
Pellttiere782/
Peltoire752/
Pelthery751/
Peltaire750/
Pletterer712/
Peltierra711/
Pfletterer671/
Pillteri631/
Pletterich561/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pelteret
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